#Walk4Families 2017
On October 8 families across Ireland will be donning stripes to take part in The Ronald McDonald House Charity’s annual #Walk4Families event.
The aim of the fundraising walk is to build a new 53-bedroom house in order to keep more families close to their child when they are seriously ill or undergoing medical treatment at Our Lady’s Children’s Hospital in Crumlin. Since it opened in 2004 it has provided in excess of 2,700 families from all over Ireland with accommodation, care and support
The 2017 walks take place on October 8 in Ballincollig, Cork at 2pm, Galway Bay at 12pm, Ballina, Co. Mayo at 3pm, Sligo at 11am and Piercetown, Wexford at 11am.
See http://rmhc.ie/event/walk4families/
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Recycling for 20 years
It has been 20 years since Repak was established to change the way Ireland processed its rubbish. It was founded in 1997 in accordance with EU legislation to ensure that certain businesses responsible for the packaging they placed on the Irish market, were obligated to part fund the recycling and recovery of this packaging.
Now 20 years later Ireland is one of the leading recycling countries in the EU for packaging recycling and we have reduced our landfill sites from 154 to just four.
Over €400 million has been contributed by Repak members to support recycling in Ireland and we’ve reached a 91% rate of recovery and recycling of all waste packaging. As a nation, we have recycled 8 billion plastic bottles, 7 billion glass bottles, 6 billion cans and 4 million tonnes of cardboard and paper.
Over the next two years, Repak will install 100 new bottle banks around the country to ensure that we stay on track for the EU’s targets.
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Beat the Street game hits Irish cities
An innovative physical activity initiative that encourages whole communities to get moving by transforming towns and cities into a giant game is taking place in Dublin, Waterford and Limerick.
Beat the Street, which runs until November 1, sees schools, businesses, families and charities competing to see who can walk, run or cycle the furthest. Dozens of beeping and flashing sensors called Beat Boxes have been placed on lampposts in each area which can be tapped with free Beat the Street cards which can be collected at local libraries or leisure centres. Players can set up a team or join one of the many playing in each area and start earning points and prizes.
The aim of the initiative is to encourage people to explore and discover something new about their local area.
To find out more visit www.beatthestreet.me/Waterford, www.beatthestreet.me/limerick or www.beatthestreet.me/Dublin
