Location
Event
Description
Time
Contact
Cork
Mementos – Snapshots of Life Launch
Mementos – Snapshots of Life is Cork Simon’s flagship Simon Week event.
A resident participation project, Mementos is a collection of people’s personal keepsakes together with a brief description of their personal significance.
The mementos will be projected onto a selection of shop fronts throughout the city during Simon Week.
John Lonergan will launch the Mementos Project and Cork Simon’s Simon Week.
The iconic Beamish & Crawford Counting House, South Main Street
Open to the public
5.30pm
to
6.30pm
Cork Simon
Mid West
Lecture
Presentation to LIT Students volunteering
LIT
1.00pm
Mid West Simon
061608980
North West
Corporate Catering @Sligo IT
Simon buckets will be left at all 8 counters run by Corporate catering for the week looking for donations
Sligo IT
All day for 5 days
North West Simon
Mary Mc Keon
087 7708865
Clanree Hotel – tea/coffee sales
Tea/coffee sales, money raised towards NW Simon
Clanree Hotel, Letterkenny
No specified time
Collette Ferguson
087 0552478
Volunteer Day – UCC
UCC freshers will have an opportunity to check-out the volunteering options during their first year on campus with a variety of UCC societies.
UCC Áras na Mac Leinn – Devere Hall
All Day
Midlands
In-store promotion
Range of in-store promotions and discounts available
Simon Shop Sean Costello street, Athlone
10.00am-5.30pm
Midlands Simon
Joanne or Karen
090 6476577
National
Office
High level Consulation Event
Finding the way home: Housing led responses and the homelessness strategy in Ireland. The event will be opened by Jan O’ Sullivan T.D, Minister of State at the Department of the Environment, Community and Local Government with special responsibility for Housing and Planning
Fallon and Byrne
8.20am- 10am
Invite only
event
Working Out the Barriers – launch of Cork Simon’s report highlighting the barriers to education and employment for people who are homeless.
During early summer Cork Simon surveyed up to 100 residents and people using Cork Simon services about their education, training and employment histories, and their feelings about getting back to work.
The Electric, South Mall
By invite only
8.30am
9.30am
Dublin
Volunteer Event
Recognition event where volunteers are provided with a token to acknowledge their contribution
Dandelion Bar, St Stephens Green, Dublin 2
6.00pm-9.00pm
Dublin Simon
Sharon Remidianakis
Radio Action day
Promoting Simon And Simon Week on Local radio
Limerick & Clare
Information briefing
Information briefing to Service Providers on the work of Midlands Simon Community
Darmagh Centre, Lanello, Clontarf road, Tullamore
9.30am-1.00pm
Irene
087 9601200
Coffee Morning & awareness for North West Simon
Coffee Morning sponsored by Fenagh Visitor Centre and charity awareness as stand will be set up for volunteer recruitment
Fenagh Visitor Centre
10.30am – 12.30pm
Coffee Morning sponsored by O Carolan Restaurant and charity awareness as stand will be set up for volunteer recruitment
O Carolan Restaurant Ballinamore
9.30am – 11.30pm
Coffee Morning
Coffee Morning, weekly walk approx. 40 people, on return tea/coffee & donations to NW Simon
Family Resource Centre, Donegal town
Approx. 11.00am
Sodexo Catering
Sodexo Catering – tea/coffee will be on sale
LYIT College, Letterkenny
All day
North west Simon
Students Union, details tbc
TBC
South East
Pop up information Shop
Pop up shop with information on what South East Simon with an area for public to Take a Step
Beside Superquinn
Clonmel
10.00am to 4.00pm
South East Simon
051 872693
Cork City Olympics Prize Giving Ceremony
Over the summer months residents and people using Cork Simon and other homeless services in the city participated in a variety of events in what was dubbed the Cork City Olympics.
Former Munster Rugby player, Frankie Sheahan, will present the winners of each event with gold, silver and bronze medals at a special prize-giving ceremony.
Quay Co-Op Meeting Room
This is a closed event – for participants, staff and volunteers only.
2.00pm-4.00pm
Sky Walk
Croke Park Sky Walk for participating volunteers
Croke Park
10.00am-12.00pm
Meadhbh McCann
Presentation social Care
Race Night
Race Night in partnership with Athlone Chamber of Commerce
Shamrock Lodge Hotel, Athlone
9.00pm till late
Tracey
087 9615766
“Sleep out for Simon”
24 hour Sleep Out
Golden Island Shopping Centre Athlone
9.00am- 9.00pm
Coffee Morning sponsored by The Rowing Club and charity awareness as stand will be set up for volunteer recruitment
Rowing Club, Carrick-on-Shannon
Glasshouse Hotel, Sligo
Department of Social Protection Carrick-on- Shannon
11.00am – 2.00pm
9.00am-2.00pm
Street Collection
10am to 6pm
Sligo Town
10.00am – 6.00pm
Centra Restaurant, Mountain Top, Letterkenny
9.00am- 12.00pm
Bag Pack
Bag packing
Dunnes Stores, Letterkenny
11.00am – 7.00pm
Street Sleep
Waterford City Centre
Overnight
051872693
National Office
Annual
Political
Briefing
Leinster House
11.00am-2.00pm
www.simon.ie
The Stars of Cork Simon – Valuing Volunteers
expecting a large turn-out. A short video presentation will give volunteers an opportunity to see the positive impact their commitment is making in people’s lives everyday.
Blackrock Castle Observatory
5.00pm
Dundalk
Sleep Out and Information Session
The local Girl Guides will take part in a sleep out and information session
Fairegreen
Navan
7.30pm-9.00pm
Dundalk Simon
Galway
Her Worship the Mayor of the City of Galway, Cllr. Terry O’Flaherty will attend the event
All volunteers who have been in contact with the organisation in the last year will be invited to attend
Galway Bay Hotel,
The
Promenade
Salthill
11.00am
Galway Simon
Flag Day Limerick
Collections in various City Centre locations
Limerick
City
Flag day collection
Kilmartin N6 Service Station, Dublin Road, Athlone
Cormac
087 9925083
Competition launch
“A Song for Simon” song contest official launch
Athlone
3.00pm
Annual Street Sleep
20 people will sleep rough for 1 night
Market Yard, Carrick-on-Shannon
10.00pm – 6.00am
15 + people will sleep rough for 1 night
O Connell St., Sligo
Sleep out for 1 night
Market Sq., Letterkenny
Volunteer Sponsorship
Supervalu Donegal town
Volunteer Recognition Day
Day for volunteers Chance for us to say thank
Unit 33, Johnstown Business Park
11.00am -4.00pm
Fun Run (incorporating Dublin Simon’s Community Day for all staff, volunteers and people using services)
5 mile Fun Run with kids zone and live entertainers
Phoenix Park
10.30am-2.00pm
Aoife Mulhall
Limerick City
Stall at Limerick Milk Market
Promotion of Pop up Restaurant Event & Rocky Horror Show Event /Art sale/ Sale of CD Limerick Sporting welcome Song
Limerick Milk Market
9.00am - 3.00pm
Vol event Kayleigh Yeoman
Waxing for Charity Event
Clohessey's Bar
Tattoo Event Ennis
Tattooing for Charity event
Ennis
Car wash
Car Wash
Centra, Mountain Top, Letterkenny
Foody’s Food & Deli, Donegal town
Throughout the day
Charity Stall
Monster Charity Stall at Mulvey Centre from 10.00 to 5.00 with Face Painting for kids
Mulvey Centre, Carrick-on-Shannon
10.00am – 5.00pm
Cork Simon Cork-Kerry
Dublin Simon Dublin-Kildare-Wicklow
Dundalk Simon Cavan-Louth-Meath-Monaghan
Galway Simon Galway-Mayo-Roscommon
Midlands Simon Laois-Longford-Offaly-Westmeath
Mid West Simon Clare-Limerick-North Tipperary
North West Simon Donegal-Leitrim-Sligo
South East Simon Carlow-Kilkenny-South Tipperary-Waterford-Wexford
St. Andrews House,
28/30 Exchequer St.
Dublin 2