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Charitable Activities

A central tenet of a Spiritan Education at Blackrock College is to encourage  students to work for the promotion of a caring, Christian society in which honesty and justice are fostered. As part of this philosophy, working to support charities is actively promoted and encouraged within the College and a number of large-scale events are organised each year to benefit worthy causes.

Among the charities supported are:

  • Spiritan Missions
  • Aidlink
  • Blackrock Hospice
  • Enable Ireland
  • GOAL
  • Happy Heart Foundation
  • Irish Hospice Foundation
  • Oesophageal Cancer
  • St. Vincent de Paul Society

Key charitable events include:

2ND YEAR:

  • St. Vincent de Paul Duck Race
  • Willow Wheelers 100-Mile Cycle

3RD YEAR:

  • St. Vincent de Paul Duck Race
  • Shoe Box
  • Willow Wheelers 100-Mile Cycle

TRANSITION YEAR:

  • 24-hour Soccer Marathon
  • Christmas Tree Project
  • Christmas Hampers
  • Mince Pie Morning
  • GOAL/Aidlink St. Patrick’s Day Badge
  • Willow Wheelers 100-Mile Cycle

5TH YEAR:

  • SPIRASI 24-hour Fast
  • Willow Wheelers 100-Mile Cycle
  • St. Vincent de Paul fundraiser

6TH YEAR:

  • St. Vincent de Paul 24-hour Fast
  • Summer fundraising project for the Developing World
  • Willow Wheelers 100-Mile Cycle

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