Entries by Share Cork

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It’s up to all of us to look out for the elderly this Christmas. Please donate at https://sharecork.org/. #SHARECork #Christmas2021 #DonateNow

December 22, 2021 by

SHARE blessing of the Crib 2020

The blessing of the SHARE Crib marks the beginning of the organisation’s fundraising drive over the festive period. You can watch a video of the event below.

December 21, 2020 by

SHARE on Lyric FM

Thanks to Lorcan Murray and the team at LyricFM for the interview with Adam O Brien of the SHARE Executive. Combating loneliness amongst the elderly is key to what SHARE does. A unique organisation run by students, for the elderly, which provides homes, day care services and dementia outreach services to the elderly community of […]

December 18, 2019 by

SHARE on RedFm

Lovely piece on SHARE from Colm O Sullivan, of RedFM on 17th December 2019 The city centre is a sea of yellow jackets as hundreds of Cork students take to the streets to raise money for Cork the elderly the iconic share crib is in a new location this year on Patrick Street and share volunteers said they’re hopeful they’ll raise enough […]

December 17, 2019 by

SHARE collection begins in Cork | 96FM

Hundreds of students from 22 Cork schools will be collecting between now and Christmas Eve. Proceeds go towards the maintenance of the SHARE housing and day care centre for the elderly. The crib will open at 6pm Friday evening and it has moved to its original location outside Gentleman’s Quarters on Patrick Street. Speaking to […]

December 13, 2019 by

SHARE charity drive kicks off this week

This week, hundreds of Cork students from 22 different schools will take to the streets in yellow jackets as part of SHARE’s Christmas fundraising drive.  SHARE (Students Harness Aid for the Relief of the Elderly) was founded in 1970 by Brother Jerome Kelly, the then Headmaster of Presentation Brothers College. The organisation is responsible for […]

December 13, 2019 by

SHARE Crib opens on Patrick Street | TheCork.ie

True Christmas spirit will be felt on the streets of Cork City over the next two weeks, as hundreds of students from 22 schools across the City don the familiar yellow jackets and rally the troops for the annual SHARE (Students Harness Aid for the Relief of the Elderly) fundraising effort. The iconic SHARE crib […]

December 13, 2019 by

A TIME TO SHARE: CORK’S ICONIC CHRISTMAS CRIB LIGHTS UP TONIGHT

CORK’S iconic Christmas symbol, the Share crib, is being lit today, marking the start of Share’s Christmas fundraising efforts. Over the next two weeks, hundreds of students from 22 schools across the City will don the familiar yellow jackets and rally the troops for the annual fundraising drive. The Share crib will be lit up […]

December 13, 2019 by