On Tuesday September 5th, the Tuam Herald published an article about our manager, Nora Fahy, and the work of RWN in and beyond the county borders. Download a pdf scan of the article here
Summer’s over for us here at the Roscommon Women’s Network offices. We’re all back in Castlerea now — services have resumed. If you wish to avail of our services, please give us a call at 094 9621690.
The Summer 2013 issue of the RWN newsletter is out now and available for download. Click the link above for the PDF version. If you’re having trouble reading it, please be sure that your computer has Adobe Acrobat installed.
The first week of the RWN Charity Pop-Up has been a wonderful success! There is still plenty more to purchase, and we have been accepting new donations as they come in. Pick up a bargain while supporting a local charity that supports your local community: how’s that for social enterprise? There’s a gorgeous hardwood double bed in stock that we’re holding a silent auction for — come in, leave us your name and phone number and how much you’d be willing to pay for it and you may snap up this beautiful piece of furniture for a bargain! RWN Charity…
After all the grey skies and rain we’ve been having lately, Saturday 6 July was thankfully clear, if not bright, over in Castlerea, just in time for the fourth annual Project Match Castlerea Family Sports Day. The community came together in a big way — as they always do — and, once again, Castlerea Community School (CSS) opened their pitch and facilities up for the day; CSS staff Yvonne Hanbury and John Foley were on hand during the day to assist where needed. Seven sporting activities were available this year, gaelic football, hurling, boxing with Castlerea Boxing club, rugby, FAI…
Monday to Saturday 10am to 5pm, starting this Friday, the Roscommon Women’s Network Charity Pop-Up Shop is open in the Old Mill Dress Shop, Main Street, Castlerea. The RWN Charity Pop-Up Shop boasts a collection carefully curated from the donations we received through ‘Sort Out For Summer’ priced to go! Clothing for the whole family hangs side by side with accessories, handbags, bric a brac and a small mountain of cuddly toys. There’s even a silent auction going on, too, for the lovely hardwood double bed that forms the centerpiece of our collection. Your purchases will go towards funding the…
This year’s Project Match Castlerea Family Sports Day is almost upon us. In past years, the event has been a phenomenal success, and expectations are running high, after all, where else in the world would you get Boxing, Soccer, Gaelic Football, Hurling, Hip Hop Dance & Rugby all for kids, all on the same pitch at the same time! – Only in Castlerea!!! To whet your anticipation, check out some pictures from previous years’ events —
Project Match Castlerea and the local transition year students has identified a need in the community for a safe, drug and alcohol free social space for 16-24 year olds in the area. The idea was presented to the community and various local organisations at a youth-led conference on Tuesday 28 May, and our group of young leaders will be progressing to Youth Leadership training on June 13.
The Sort Out For Summer donation drive was a phenomenal success. We were absolutely astounded by the incredible response on the part of the community: thank you so much for all your support. An extra-special thank you goes out to the volunteers whose help was absolutely invaluable between manning the venues or collecting donations, Maeve Kelly, Mary Finn, Niall Sheridan, Helen Grehen, Tonya & Gus Caspers, Maia & Alden Mathieu. What’s going on with the donations? Well, watch this space! In the meantime, we have a dedicated team working on sorting out the donations… Are you interested yet? Keep reading!
Great news at RWN: funding was just approved for us to run the W.I.N.D.O.W. project again this year. W.I.N.D.O.W. — Women Initiating New Development Opportunities for Women — is a true community development project designed to build a bridge to training, education and employment. Through mentoring, guidance and education, W.I.N.D.O.W. helps address some fundamental barriers between the project participants and their goals and focuses on developing an individual plan for each woman to develop and progress according to her own strengths & ambitions. For more information, please contact Maria Harris, the Project Development Worker, at mharris@rwn.ie or via the RWN offices.…