Create a Link - Wear Pink
The students of
An average of 25,000 people are diagnosed with cancer in Ireland every
year. Show these people you care, raise vital funds, raise awareness &
support the work of local support services & charities
Who:
Students could run this whole
school event as part of their required tasks or projects for:
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TY
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LCVP
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LCA
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CSPE
How:
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Put up the flyers advertising
the event
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Have prizes for the best
dressed students and staff members
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Invite a speaker from your
chosen support service or charity to come in and speak to students about cancer
and the work they do
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Invite your local newspaper,
radio station or T.V. station to cover the event
Try to hold the event on the first Friday in October (Every Year!)
CANCER SUPPORT
GROUPS
DUBLIN
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Arc Cancer
Support Centre
ARC House, 65 Eccles Street,
Dublin 7
Tel: (01) 830 7333 Fax: (01) 830 7595
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Brain Tumour
Support Group
St Luke's Hospital, Highfield
Road, Dublin 6,
Tel: (01)4974552
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Bone Marrow
Transplant Support Group
Apartment 11, St. James's
Court, 151-153 James's Street, Dublin 8
Tel: (01)677 8425
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Cancer Plus
(National Association for Parents of Children with Cancer)
Irish Cancer Society, 5
Northumberland Road, Dublin 4.
Sile Fogarty : (01) 288 5663
Mary McGinty : (01) 451 6879
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Canteen
Carmichael House, North
Brunswick Street, Dublin 7
Tel : (01) 872 2012 Fax: (01)
873 5737
also : c/o Irish Cancer
Society, 5 Northumberland Road, Dublin 4
email : canteen@oceanfree.net
Contact: Eddie O'Neill : (01)
455 8111 ext. 2648
Miriam Mooney : (01) 455 8111
ext. 2646 / 2648
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Children's
Leukemia Research Project
40 Clancy Avenue, Finglas,
Dublin 11.
Tel : (01) 834 3986
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Colostomy and
Ileostomy Welfare Support Group
Irish Cancer Society, 5
Northumberland Road, Dublin 4.
Tel: Contact (01) 668 1855
Cancer Helpline Freefone 1-800-200-700
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Helpful Hands
124 Meadowvale, Blackrock, Co
Dublin
Tel : (01) 2892163
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Hodgkin's
United Group
Irish Cancer Society, 5
Northumberland Road, Dublin 4.
Tel: (01) 668 1855
email : info@hug.ie
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Ileostomy Association
of Ireland
Curravilla, Greenfield,
Maynooth, Co. Kildare.
Tel: Contact (01) 628 5968
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Irish Cancer
Society
5 Northumberland Road, Dublin
4.
Tel : (01) 608 1855 fax :
(01) 668 7599
email : admin@irishcancer.ie
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Irish
Lymphoedema Support Network
Irish Cancer Society, 5
Northumberland Road, Dublin 4.
or Helen Shine, Secretary, 41
Weston Drive, Lucan, Co Dublin
Telephone Contact: Helen Shine (01) – 6282414
email: support@i-lsn.com
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Laryngectomy
Association of Ireland
Irish Cancer Society, 5 Northumberland
Road, Dublin 4.
Tel: Contact (01) 668 1855
Cancer Helpline Freefone
1-800-200-700
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Mac (Men
Against Cancer)
Address: c/o Irish Cancer
Society, 5 Northumberland Road, Dublin 4.
Tel: (01) 6681855
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The Marie
Keating Foundation
Unit 9 Millbank Business Park, Lucan, Co. Dublin
Tel: (01) 628 3726
Fax: (01) 628 3759
Email: info@mariekeating.ie
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Our Lady's
Hospice
Harold's Cross Dublin 6w, Ireland.
Tel: 1 497 2101/497 8099
email: fundraising@ourladyshospice.com
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Reach to
Recovery (Breast Cancer)
Irish Cancer Society, 5
Northumberland Road, Dublin 4
Tel: (01) 668 1855
Cancer Helpline Freefone
1-800-200-700
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St Luke's
Support Group for Newly Diagnosed Breast Cancer Patients
Highfield Road, Rathgar,
Dublin 6.
Contact Social Work
Department (01) 497 4552
LEINSTER
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Beaumont
Hospital Laryngectomy Group
Beaumont Hospital PO Box 1297
Dublin 9
Tel: (01) 837 7755 ext 3940 /
3290
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Bray Cancer
Support Group
The Bray Cancer Support &
Information Centre 36B Main Street, Bray, Co.Wicklow, Ireland.
Telephone/Fax: (01) 286 6966
Veronica: (01) 286 8467Geraldine: (01) 286 6105
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C.H.A.T.
Mater Hospital, Eccles
Street, Dublin 7.
Tel: Contact (01 )830 1122
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Dundalk Cancer
Support Group
6-7 Rampart Shopping Centre,
Dundalk.
Telephone: (042) 39693
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Greystones
Cancer Support Group
2 Emily House, Trafalgar
Square, Greystones, Co Wicklow
Tel: (01) 287 1601
Tel: Contact Mrs. Kathleen
Kelleher (01) 287 5327
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Meath Support
Group
Address: Adult Education
Centre, VEC Offices, Abbey Road, Navan.
Tel: Contact Tel: (046) 21680
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Port Laoise
Breast Cancer Support Group
c/o Oncology Nurses, General
Hospital, Port Laoise
Tel: 0502 - 21364 ext. 309 /
bleep no 81
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Slanu Cancer
Support Group
3559 Lakeside Park, Newbridge
Tel: Contact: Marie (045) -
434 624
Kevin (087) - 459 196
Angela(045) - 431 755
MUNSTER
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Charleville and
District Cancer Support Group
Railway Road, Charleville, Co
Cork
Tel: 063 81903
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Comfort for
Cancer Support Group
Room 3, St Francis Friary,
Liberty Street, Cork.
Tel: Contact (021) 272410;
(021) 966987;
(021) 546290 after 6.00 p.m.
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Limerick Cancer
Support Group
Social Service Centre, Henry
Street, Limerick.
Telephone: 061 – 341751
Tel: Contact (061) 314111
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Listowel Cancer
Support Group
Mary O'Connor, Gurtinard,
Listowel
Tel: Contact (068) 21741
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West Clare
Cancer Support Group
Milltown Road, Kilkee, Co Clare
Telephone: 065 56327
CONNAUGHT
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Northwest
Hospice
PO Box 294, The Mall Sligo
Phone: 071-43317 Fax: 071-43255
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Mayo/Roscommon
Hospice Foundation
Unit 1, The Mall Main Street,
Knock, Co. Mayo Ireland
Tel: 094 88666 Fax: ++ 353 94 88666
email: hospice@mayo-ireland.ie
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Slanu, Galway
47 Foster Street, Galway.
Telephone: (091) 755023, 091
- 562311
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Tuam Cancer
Care Group
Bon Secours Hospital, Tuam,
Co. Galway.
Tel: Contact (093) 24556
ULSTER
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Donegal
Rossnowlagh Cancer Support Group
Donegal Rossnowlagh Support
Group, Tawnalarry, Donegal Town
Tel: (073) 21296 / (073) 21737
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District
Hospital, Donegal Town.
Contact: Mary Greene,
Tawnalarry, Donegal Town.
Tel: (073) 21296
Please let us know how you
get on.
email the school at info@moyleparkcollege.ie and put Pink Day in the subject box
Good luck!
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Click on the image above to go to a TV3 news report on Pink Day in Moyle Park.
For a rap song prepared for Pink Day, written and performed by Marvel Mavungu (with the assistance of Wilson Lumumba) and set to a series of photographs taken by Nuria Canestro of Momento Photographic Studio, click on the image (above) to connect to the YouTube slide show.
The rap was written by Marvel and performed by Marvel and Wilson to a soundtrack by Lil Mama entitled Lip Gloss.
For a short film of the Pink Day, prepared by Ms Harrington and put on YouTube, click here.
This page has been created by Sofwat Islam Transition Year 2010-2011