Clients show KARE for three charities with Coffee Morning

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Clients show KAREfor three
charities with Coffee Morning
by KimMullahey
THE KARE community group
in Clane has raised €560 for
three charities with a Coffee
Morning at Clane Parish Hall.
The group’s clients founded a
community group last September,
and decided, as part of their
activities at The Village Inn in
Clane every Wednesday afternoon,
they would hold a Coffee
Morning for three of their
favourite charities: St Brigid’s
Hospice in The Curragh, the
Peter McVerry Trust and the
Order of Malta.
St Brigid’s Hospice is a day care
and respite centre based in The
Curragh for terminally iU people
in Kildare and West Wicklow; the
Order of Malta provides ambulance
service and the Peter
McVerry Trust provides relief to
homeless people.
“As part of what we are doing
the group decided that they
wanted to give back,” said KARE ABOVE: KARE Centre
staff member Clare Butler.
clients (l-r) Mandy Sharpe,
“The charities were chosen by
Dhanya Lynch, staff member
the group based on their experiencesClare Butler, clients Una
and if anybody wishes to
Kenny and Tamara Byrne
donate to the charities we will be
and the Coffee Morning in
happy to take those donations.”
Clane Parish Hall.
The coffee morning was held on
RIGHT:Social care student
17th April and was supported by
Tairoun Cabdubkeem, a
families and friends of the
clients, Rev Fr Paul O’Boyle, PP
resident of Ballinagappa
of Clane & Rathcoffey, the ICA in
Road, Clane (left) and KARE
Clane and Condron’s Super Valu
Centre client James Lynam.
in Clane. The money raised was
divided equally among the three
carer was Tairoun Cabdubkeem,
charities.
an Honours programme student
KARE has provided community-based
in his final year at DIT in Social
support for people
Care from Ballinagappa Road.
“Monday I go to basketball,”
with intellectual
disabilities
said James.
since 1967and offers FETAC qualifications
“Tuesday I go to Clongowes and
in a number of programmes.
Friday we go to Athletics,” he
added.
James Lynam, a KARE Centre
“I am happy doing things with
client from the Clane told LIFFEY
Tairoun.”
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Enjoying the coffee
morning (l-r) Mary Smyth
(Clane ICA), KARE Centre
client and Coffee Morning
volunteer Tamara Byrne and
Greg Merrin (Peter McVerry
Trust). Pics: Kim Mullahey
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