Greg & I are going to have a stall at Independence Day independentsdaydublin.
We will be running a gig on 17th Dec in Anseo, selling crafts, CD's etc and all proceeds to SVP
For this I'm hoping people could make their own decorations to donate to the pile. Of course if you have any zines yourself you could add them also. Anything DIY really!
If anyone can help in any way, it really would be appreciated. SVP is an amazing charity, one that I come into contact with in my job (as Youth Information Officer) quite often. I have seen SVP give education grants to people who would in no way be able to go to college otherwise, I've seen them directly help single mothers who are down to their last few euro, or make sure a family is fed when the social welfare is taking ages to be processed... they basically act as a safety net for people who need emergency financial support or people who fall outside the care of the state, for whatever reason. I have seen SVP help people throughout the "boom" but now their services are seriously stretched with the bust. In Dublin there has been an increase of 32% of people who were generally asking for food vouchers and help with energy bills. One-in-four callers had never asked for help before.
The prices for the decorations will start low for the smaller items so that hopefully everyone will be able to afford them. If you are stretched yourself, why not try make some decorations or give people who are making them a hand. Even passing on this link will help.
I am going to start putting up pictures of products that I and others are making and adding a paypal button so people can buy them here.
Let me know if you want to help and in what way.
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