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Offical Opening of our School Extension -
Many thanks to all staff, pupils, parents and various groups who made our special day an astounding success. Check out some photos below! See the school transform from old to new in the photos below!
Last year we opened our 'Sunbeams' Class - a special class for children with multiple disabilities. This class offers an interactive and specific learning environment within a mainstream, co-educational national school for children who would otherwise have to travel long distances to attend a Special School. We are very excited about this progressive move for our school and our community.
The Department of Education have allocated us a grant to build an extension to facilitate this special class. After consultation with the staff and board of management and further to recommendations listed on the most recent WSE report, there are a number of essential adjustments that need to be made to the interior of the school to address whole school needs along with the provision of an office, toilets and storage space. None of these extra costs are covered by the money granted by the Department. Therefore there is a significant shortfall between the grant received from the Department of Education and the cost of the building work that is necessary to upgrade the facilities at the school. Approximately €120,000 is needed to make up this shortfall. This is a considerable amount of money but it is essential to go ahead with these building works in the best interests of our pupils and of the wider school community. We are in the process of a mammoth fundraising drive to reach the required funds. The generosity of the fundraising committee, the local and wider community, local businesses, past pupils etc. have been outstanding. Please contact the school on 09868651 or email [email protected] if you would like to donate or click on www.gofundme.com/killeenschool . We would like to thank everyone who has donated their time and money so generously. Our extension is now close to completion and our school looks amazing. Míle buíochas. |
TARGET €120,000
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www.gofundme.com/killeenschool THANK YOU TO... 1. Nomadic Display Ltd 2.1916Play "The Road to Independence" 3. Kavanagh Group - Supervalue 4. Castlecourt Hotel Group 5. Louisburgh Drama Group 6. Pyjama & Mad Hair Day 7. Anonymous Donations 8. 2016 Fun Day & Duathlon 9. Mrs. Sal O'Sullivan 10. Mr. Peter Sweeney 11. Allergan International Foundation 12. Office Machine Solutions 13. Mayo Madness Draw 14. 2016 & 2017 Clothing Collections 15. Mayo Association, Philadelphia 16.Ladies Fashion Show Extravaganza (€5,643) 17. Online funding on 'gofundme.com' 18. Christmas fundraising- Play, Carol singing & quiz (€2,435) 19. Cian & Clodagh O'Malley raised €100 on the 'Wren Boys" 20. New Years Killeen/Louisburgh Church Gate Collection (€1,619) 21. Corrib Oil 22. Vertex Roofing Systems Ltd. 23. Sr. Xavier Garavan 24. Killeen Fitness Group 25. Music in Tesco for St. Patricks Day (€360) 26. Michael & Bridie Lyons (Galway) 27. Mary Garrivan (New York) 28. Tesco Community Fund (€437.55) 29. Killeen Community Council Raffle (€8,220) 30. Michael J. Needham (Salthill, Galway) 31. Carol Ralph, Laughta, Louisburgh 32. Padraig Leamy, Bunowen 33. Football Blitz (Summer 2017) - €1,155 34. Bingo Summer 2017 ( €725) 35. Baxter Healthcare 36. Morrison Estates (Dublin) 37. Mary & Arthur Burke (London) 38. Mwelrea Climb (€4,252.72) 39. Grant Funding Electric Aid (€4,500) 40. Foróige (€350) 41. 2017 All Ireland Mayo Raffle (€1,320) 42 Mary Coombes (U.K.) 43. Mayo Association of Philadelphia 44. Vincent & Angela Moran 45. Eileen Needham (San Francisco) 46. Mark McCallum Cake Sale - €60 47. Family Pub Quiz 3 Nov 17- €790 48. 2017 Clothing Collection - €1587.50 49. 2017 Christmas fundraising - €420 50. Mayo Foundation - USA - €384.26 51. Mary Mc Loughlin & Card Players €155 52. Alice & Bernard Martin USA 53. Tractor Run (€42,370) 54. Padraig Grady (Devlin & USA) 55. Noel Mc Grail 56. Declan Shevlin & Evelyn Niland (Sponsored Cycle) 57. Donation from Service Dog for Finn Committee 58. Maura Gannon Lecanvey 59. 2018 Clothing Collection (€1152) |
