Calling all 1st, 2nd, and 3rd classes nationwide! Christmas FM is offering an incredible opportunity for one lucky primary school class to officially ‘Switch Christmas On’ for 2024! 🌟 The winning class will have the spotlight in our official Christmas FM photoshoot and will be part of a live link-up with us in November. Don’t miss out—ensure your class is in the running by having an official school representative (teacher or principal) submit your entry by 10am on Monday, 23rd September. Let’s make this Christmas truly special for your students! 🎁 Find all the details below. 👉 https://buff.ly/3Rr2au6 This year’s ‘The Magic of Christmas’ fundraising appeal will raise vital funds for three of Ireland’s leading children’s charities—Barretstown, Barnardos Ireland, and Make-A-Wish Ireland—as well as other children’s causes through the Community Foundation Ireland. Your involvement helps us make a difference this Christmas! #Barretstown30 #Christmasfm
Barretstown
Non-profit Organization Management
Childhood stops for seriously ill children. At Barretstown we Press Play on childhood.
About us
Barretstown offers free, specially designed camps and programmes for children and their families living with a serious illness – supported behind the scenes by 24 hour on site medical and nursing care. All of the children and families come to Barretstown free of charge. Everything, including accommodation, food and medical assistance are provided at no cost to the family. Barretstown is supported by donations and the fundraising efforts of corporate supporters, individuals and community groups. Barretstown is recognised as a centre of excellence in childhood cancer care and other serious illnesses. Children are referred to Barretstown based on their medical needs. Since we first opened our gates in 1994 we have brought the magic of Barretstown to over 85,000 campers. Childhood stops for children affected by serious illness. At Barretstown, we Press Play on childhood. Charity no. CHY10715 Registered Charity Number (RCN) 20027759
- Website
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http://www.barretstown.org
External link for Barretstown
- Industry
- Non-profit Organization Management
- Company size
- 51-200 employees
- Headquarters
- Co. Kildare
- Type
- Nonprofit
- Founded
- 1994
- Specialties
- Support services for childhood cancer, Recreational fun for families facing life-threatening illness, Rebuilding lives destroyed by a serious illness in the family, and Helping families who lose a child to cope and manage that loss
Locations
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Primary
Barretstown Castle
Ballymore Eustace
Co. Kildare, W91 RDX6, IE
Employees at Barretstown
Updates
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Peter Connolly, a huge thank you for volunteering with us! Volunteers are the heart and soul of Barretstown! Without you, we couldn’t provide the magical, transformative experiences that make such a difference in the lives of children with cancer and other serious illnesses, and their families. Want to be part of the magic? Our Autumn season has already started, and we’d love to have you join us! If you’re interested in volunteering, sign up using this link: https://lnkd.in/e6ZDyKMe
One of my highlights every year is getting to volunteer in Barretstown. You get to meet and play with the most amazing children and their families. Barretstown is truly a one of a kind place, if you can ever give up a weekend to support I couldn’t recommend it enough. Barretstown #seriousfun
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Our Unity for Hope fundraising campaign kicked off on Saturday and will run until Sunday 15 September. One of the charities we are supporting this year is the wonderful Barretstown. Our colleague Craig Keegan attended Barretstown as a child, is a volunteer and now attends Barretstown with his daughter and family. Watch Craig’s Story on what Barretstown means to him and his family. Barretstown is celebrating 30 years of joy, resilience and hope this year. They offer free, specially designed camps and programmes for children and their families living with cancer and other serious illnesses, supported behind the scenes by 24-hour on-site medical and nursing care. If you would like to donate and help us raise vital funds for Barretstown, please click on the link below. https://lnkd.in/ek8-nFDF #UnityForHope #Barretstown #CraigsStory #Teamwork #HickeysPharmacy #Uniphar
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Barretstown reposted this
Our Unity for Hope fundraising campaign kicked off on Saturday and will run until Sunday 15 September. One of the charities we are supporting this year is the wonderful Barretstown. Our colleague Craig Keegan attended Barretstown as a child, is a volunteer and now attends Barretstown with his daughter and family. Watch Craig’s Story on what Barretstown means to him and his family. Barretstown is celebrating 30 years of joy, resilience and hope this year. They offer free, specially designed camps and programmes for children and their families living with cancer and other serious illnesses, supported behind the scenes by 24-hour on-site medical and nursing care. If you would like to donate and help us raise vital funds for Barretstown, please click on the link below. https://lnkd.in/ek8-nFDF #UnityForHope #Barretstown #CraigsStory #Teamwork #McCauley #Uniphar
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Barretstown reposted this
Our Unity for Hope fundraising campaign kicked off on Saturday and will run until Sunday 15 September. One of the charities we are supporting this year is the wonderful Barretstown. Our colleague Craig Keegan attended Barretstown as a child, is a volunteer and now attends Barretstown with his daughter and family. Watch Craig’s Story on what Barretstown means to him and his family. Barretstown is celebrating 30 years of joy, resilience and hope this year. They offer free, specially designed camps and programmes for children and their families living with cancer and other serious illnesses, supported behind the scenes by 24-hour on-site medical and nursing care. If you would like to donate and help us raise vital funds for Barretstown, please click on the link below. https://lnkd.in/ek8-nFDF #UnityForHope #Barretstown #CraigsStory #Teamwork #AllcarePharmacy #Uniphar
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Barretstown reposted this
In the world of Linkedin, we often celebrate promotions, new roles, and professional achievements. But today, I’m sharing something that means so much more to me. I’m beyond proud to announce that Uniphar Group annual fundraising initiative, Unity for Hope, is partnering with Barretstown this year – a charity that holds a special place in my heart. 🏰💚 Barretstown brings joy, hope, and healing to children and families affected by serious illness through life-changing, therapeutic programs. The work they do is nothing short of magic, and being part of this collaboration and sharing my story is a career moment I’ll treasure forever. For me, this isn’t just about fundraising – it’s about giving back to a cause that has made an impact to my life in the most profound way. Supporting Barretstown means the world, and I am incredibly proud to contribute to a campaign that will directly impact the children and families who need it most. Thank you to all the colleagues in Uniphar involved in this. I can’t wait to see the difference we can make together. 🌠 Karina Brian Louise Katherina Palvi Caroline Graham
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Barretstown reposted this
I am delighted to be Ambassador for the fifth Unity for Hope Campaign at Uniphar Medtech. This year we are supporting the wonderful SeriousFun Children's Network globally across our business. Series Fun is a global charity supporting children, with serious illnesses, help discover confidence and a world of possibilities. Uniphar is proudly partnering with Serious Fun to spread their story even further and to fundraise and support as many children as possible across the globe. In Ireland, we are partnering with Barretstown which is part of the Series Fun network as well as Pieta . If you would like to donate, please click on the link below. https://lnkd.in/ek8-nFDF
We are delighted to announce the launch of our fifth Unity for Hope fundraiser and this year we are supporting the wonderful SeriousFun Children's Network globally across our business. The fundraising campaign will run from Saturday 7 September to Monday 30 September. Unity for Hope was set up in 2019 by Uniphar to raise vital funds for our charity partners and over the last four years, 17 charities around the world have benefitted from our fundraisers with over €800,000 raised to date. This year we are aiming to break €1m. Our fundraising target for the Group worldwide is €100,000 with Uniphar pledging to match funds raised up to a further €100,000. In Ireland, Barretstown is a proud member of the SeriousFun Children's Network and are celebrating 30 years of joy, resilience and hope this year. We were delighted to have Martina W., Head of Marketing Barretstown join our CEO Ger Rabbette, Craig Keegan Talent Acquisition Specialist and Brian O'Shaughnessy FCA, Chief Commercial Officer to launch the campaign. Uniphar Medtech and our amazing colleagues will have a series of events during the week to raise funds - watch out for more! If you would like to donate, please click on the link below. https://lnkd.in/ek8-nFDF
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Barretstown reposted this
We are delighted to announce the launch of our fifth Unity for Hope fundraiser and this year we are supporting two wonderful charities - Barretstown, proud member of the SeriousFun Children's Network, and Pieta The fundraising campaign will run from Saturday 7 September to Sunday 15 September. Unity for Hope was set up in 2019 by Uniphar to raise vital funds for our charity partners and over the last four years, 17 charities around the world have benefitted from our fundraisers with over €800,000 raised to date. This year we are aiming to break €1m. Our fundraising target for the Group worldwide is €100,000 with Uniphar pledging to match funds raised up to a further €100,000. Barretstown is celebrating 30 years of joy, resilience and hope this year. They offer free, specially designed camps and programmes for children and their families living with cancer and other serious illnesses, supported behind the scenes by 24-hour on-site medical and nursing care. Pieta provides a range of services nationally to people who are experiencing thoughts of suicide, those who engage in self-harm, and those bereaved by suicide. They are driven in their mission to provide free, accessible and quality services. Pieta believes that hope can take the place of despair and hold that responsibility at the heart of everything they do. If you would like to donate, please click on the link below. https://lnkd.in/ek8-nFDF #UnityForHope #Uniphar #Barretstown #Pieta #PledgeForHope #Charity
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Barretstown reposted this
We are delighted to announce the launch of our fifth Unity for Hope fundraiser and this year we are supporting two wonderful charities - Barretstown, proud member of the SeriousFun Children's Network, and Pieta Our fundraising campaign will run in store from Saturday 7 September to Sunday 15 September and we are hoping to raise €35,000 for our two wonderful charity partners. Barretstown is celebrating 30 years of joy, resilience and hope this year. They offer free, specially designed camps and programmes for children and their families living with cancer and other serious illnesses, supported behind the scenes by 24-hour on-site medical and nursing care. Pieta provides a range of services nationally to people who are experiencing thoughts of suicide, those who engage in self-harm, and those bereaved by suicide. They are driven in their mission to provide free, accessible and quality services. Pieta believes that hope can take the place of despair and hold that responsibility at the heart of everything they do. If you would like to donate, please click on the link below. https://lnkd.in/ek8-nFDF #UnityForHope #Barretstown #Pieta #AllcarePharmacy #Uniphar #Charity
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Barretstown reposted this
We are delighted to announce the launch of our fifth Unity for Hope fundraiser and this year we are supporting two wonderful charities - Barretstown, proud member of the SeriousFun Children's Network, and Pieta Our fundraising campaign will run in store from Saturday 7 September to Sunday 15 September and we are hoping to raise €35,000 for our two wonderful charity partners. Barretstown is celebrating 30 years of joy, resilience and hope this year. They offer free, specially designed camps and programmes for children and their families living with cancer and other serious illnesses, supported behind the scenes by 24-hour on-site medical and nursing care. Pieta provides a range of services nationally to people who are experiencing thoughts of suicide, those who engage in self-harm, and those bereaved by suicide. They are driven in their mission to provide free, accessible and quality services. Pieta believes that hope can take the place of despair and hold that responsibility at the heart of everything they do. If you would like to donate, please click on the link below. https://lnkd.in/ek8-nFDF #UnityForHope #Barretstown #Pieta #HickeysPharmacy #Uniphar #Charity