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‘Making a Difference’ Fingal Community College

May 23, 2019

‘Making a Difference’ Fingal Community College The students at Fingal Community College really embraced the idea of Making a Difference in their community and the winning group this year ran a hugely successful “Silver Surfers “ tech course in their school. The programme, which ran in conjunction with Age Action Ireland, involved 20 TY students and over the course of 15 weeks they welcomed older citizens to the school each Friday afternoon and taught them to use PC’s, iPads, smartphones and all things IT. By all accounts the course was very popular, successful and beneficial to all involved. This programme really embodies what Making a Difference is all about and Prosper are so proud to support such a fantastic initiative. Well done to all involved!...

‘Making a Difference’ Ardgillan College

May 17, 2019

‘Making a Difference’ Ardgillan Community College The latest school to join the Prosper Fingal “Making a Difference” awards is Ardgillan Community College in Balbriggan. This year’s winners in Ardgillan are Keelin Tapley, Emily Cathcart, Belbin Benny and Stefan Simonovic. They were also the Prosper Fingal Ambassadors. They set up an initiative named Headstrong to help combat the stigma surrounding mental health within their school and the wider community. They set up their own Instagram page and worked tirelessly to promote the message of positive mental health openness for all. The incoming TY Ambassadors for 2019/2020 have already been chosen and, in conjunction with Prosper Balbriggan, have already decided on an art project they will do with Service Users every Friday afternoon in their own free time. We look forward to this positive initiative and wish the participants every success....

‘Making a Difference’ Loreto Balbriggan

May 17, 2019

‘Making a Difference’ Loreto Balbriggan Following on from last year’s success, The Prosper Fingal “Making a Difference” awards are now into their second year. This year’s  winners at Loreto, Balbriggan were are Tegra Alphonsine-Kiaku and Clodagh Finnegan. They were commended for their work within their school community, for their kindness, friendliness and patience with their fellow students, qualities that very much valued by Prosper...

Magical night at Rush Show

May 15, 2019

Magical night as Prosper and Rush school students give spectacular show ‘Are you ready to come on this musical journey with us?’ John Paul McDermott, a service-user at Prosper Fingal disability organisation, asked the packed audience in the Millbank Theatre in Rush as he and his cast-mates staged a spectacular ‘Night at the Musicals’. And what a journey it was. A night of singing, dancing, fun and friendship was brilliantly staged on by the Transition Year (TY) students of St Joseph’s Secondary School in Rush, and adults accessing the local Prosper Fingal day service. Read More of Catherine Reilly’s article in the Independent here....

Prosper Gives Back !

May 8, 2019

Prosper Gives Back ! David Cashell inspired his peers from our North Street service to host a coffee morning to raise funds for the Alzheimer’s Society of Ireland in memory of David’s dad, who sadly passed away 8 months ago.  The coffee morning, which took place on Thursday May 2nd,  raised €427.41 for this great cause.  Attendees at the event included Prosper Fingal’s CEO, Pat Reen along with members of the Prosper Fingal Board of Management.  Our North Street service is in the heart of Swords and the local community were very generous in their support for this wonderful initiative. ...