On December 10th, 2012, The Irish Youth Foundation is celebrating the 25th Anniversary of their Excellence in Sports Awards!
Fundraising Events
How You Can Help
Help raise funds for disadvantaged children in Ireland by organising your own fundraising event. We are here to support you in fundraising for the Irish Youth Foundation so if you have an idea or would like to organise your own event please call our fundraising team on 01-6766535
Below are some suggestions but we would love to hear your ideas!
- Mini Marathon/ Marathon!
- Triathlon
- Cake sale
- Coffee Morning
- Coffee Morning
- Clothes Swap
- Sky Dive
- Sponsored Walk
- Raffle
And any other ideas you can have fun with and raise much needed funds for disadvantaged children in Ireland.
Dara Lynne Lenehan climbs Kilimanjaro for Homework Club in Ringsend
Dara Lynne Lenehan aims to raise €5000 to fund a rain water conservation system and provide an educational programme around environmental issues for homework club in Ringsend. Over 50 young people will benefit from this programme. If you would like to support Dara Lynne please donate here..
Children's Hour. An hour well spent.
An hour is never wasted, when it’s donated to Children’s Hour.
Could you spare just one hour of your wages for the Irish Youth Foundation? Enter your salary and we’ll work out what one gross hour is.
Denim Day - 21st October 2011
It’s that time of year again! On Friday 21st October we’re asking everyone across the country from students in schools to employees in companies to don their Denims in support of the Irish Youth Foundation. If your school or company is interested in receiving a Denim Day 2011 fundraising pack, please give us a call on 01 6766535, or email Therese at Therese@iyf.ie
20th Annual Bloomsday Messenger Bike Rally & Lunch in association with Brennans Bread - 14th June 2013
The Irish Youth Foundation is proud to host its 20th Annual Bloomsday Messenger Bike Rally & Lunch in association with Brennans Bread. The rally celebrates James Joyce’s Bloomsday and Dublin in the rare old times. We are delighted to offer you the opportunity to take part in this unique event, to entertain your guests in traditional Joycean style while supporting the work of the Irish Youth Foundation. The 2013 Bloomsday Bike Rally will take place on Friday 14th June 2013. Tickets are priced at 1200 euro for a table of ten for lunch in the Shelbourne Hotel. Single tickets are also available, prices are 250 euro for a bike in the rally and lunch or a buddy offer gets you 2 bikes and lunch for two for 400 euro.
Call Sabina on 01-6766535 for more info or email sabina@iyf.ie
Book early to avoid disappointment ..it's selling out fast.......find out more »
Bank of Ireland Excellence in Sports Awards
The Bank of Ireland Excellence in Sports Awards is an annual fundraising event organized by the Links Golf Society in aid of the Irish Youth Foundation. Now in its 23rd year, the evening remains one of the highlights of the sporting, entertainment and social calendar.This year the awards took place on the 13th December 2010 in the Burlington Hotel, Dublin 4. Each year awards are given to those who have made outstanding contributions to Irish Sporting life. If you would like to join us on the evening or more information on this event, please email sabina@iyf.ie.
The Long Way Down Under - Henry Tindal Cycles from Dublin to Sydney
Henry is cycling from Dublin across Europe and Asia to end up in Sydney Australia, couch surfing and relying on people’s hospitality along the way! The journey will take Henry approximately 18 months and Tindal hopes to raise €10,000 for the IYF which will go the Bradóg Cycling Project in Dublin 1. Teenagers attend the project and learn how to repair bikes and even make and design their own ‘fixie’ bikes made from recycled bicycle parts. During the summer they go on bike rides together in phoenix park and this year hope to cycle from Enfield to Dublin along the canal.
