How we work together Barretstown and Pioneer Investments collaborate together each year with a view to sponsoring an Autumn weekend camp to the value of €50,000. They also support this generous donation by encouraging their employees to volunteer at their sponsored camp. For the staff that are unable to commit to a weekend camp … Continued
Lidl and Barretstown joined forces in 2013 with an aim to raise €1,000,000 in three years. How we work together More than 3,500 employees have been busy fundraising right across the country for Barretstown, headed by 140 Barretstown Buddies in every Lidl store in Ireland. Funds have been raised through a variety of … Continued
How we work together To date over 350 GSK employees have volunteered and experienced first-hand the magic Barretstown brings to children and their families. GSK frequently use our fantastic facilities for a variety of events, including the Pharma company conference, the Wheelie Good Cause Charity Cycle in 2015 and the inaugural judging session of … Continued
Mum of two Elaine Keogh has taken part in the Vhi Mini Marathon for Barretstown for the past two years. Here she explains her motivation for doing so and what she gets out of it.
Brogan is 11 years old and lives in Redcross in Wicklow. She cut and coloured her hair for Barretstown and raised whopping €1,035.00 in sponsorship!
Rachel and Ciara McAleese from Griffith Avenue in Dublin had an idea to hold a cake sale on the day of All-Ireland Semi Final in Croke Park. The girls got their friends involved and lots of goodies were baked. On the day of the match they sold their lovely produce to people as they passed … Continued
Vyvyenne has been a long time supporter of Barretstown, her son Adam has attended camp and Vyvyenne has fundraised for Barretstown through the Mini Marathon on a number of occasions.
The Liffey Odyssey took place in June 2015 as a fundraiser for Barretstown. The organising committee was headed up by Conor Ryan who was involved with Barretstown previously when canoeing was being further developed as a camp activity. The Liffey Odyssey is a canoe tour as opposed to a race and the emphasis was on it being a fun day out.
Rebecca Egan is taking part in the Dublin Marathon this year for Barretstown. She has both worked and volunteered at camp. We caught up with Rebecca to find out about her motivation for taking on the 26 miles for Barretstown. I’m from Kells, Co. Meath but have been living abroad for the past year and … Continued
The recent Dublin Mountains Challenge for Barretstown was a super day. Its success was only made possible by the participants who committed to fundraising and walking the 24km and 42km distances. We spoke to participant Emma Nolan who took part in the 42km as part of team Peak Abu. Emma raised a cool €900, completely surpassing … Continued
Barry, Magdalena, Mengjia and Philip are four students from UCD Michael Smurfit Graduate Business School who recently held a “Serious Fun” Charity Golf Classic in aid of Barretstown, as part of a project that they had to complete in their course. They held a corporate golf competition in early April and raised a total of … Continued
Former volunteer Will Norton recently organised a Movember fundraising campaign with his classmates in Oxford University. The campaign raised €3,400 and the gang had lots of laughs along the way. Will explains here about what motivated him to fundraise and why Barretstown has a special place in his heart. “Barretstown is the happiest place … Continued
Barretstown camper Ashleigh Kiernan speaks on the impact Barretstown had for her, as she and fellow campers Karl and Dylan were hosted by Ryan Tubridy on The Late Late Show. Click here to learn more about the impact of Barretstown for families.
In January 2010, teenager Louise Johnston was diagnosed with a brain tumour. Following a successful surgery, the tumour was removed. She underwent intensive physiotherapy over the next few months. Through the medical team who were taking care of her she became aware of Barretstown. As Louise nears her 21st birthday, she reflects on the … Continued
Kevin Shortall is running the Dublin Marathon for Barretstown this October. He is following a rigorous programme, training five days a week early in the morning and late at night, and he’s never been happier. Kevin’s motivation for taking part in the marathon and fundraising for Barretstown goes back to the time when his daughter … Continued
Guest blog post from mum Geraldine Doyle who attended one of Barretstown’s family camps, and is now an avid runner! In 2010 the Doyle family’s world went into a tailspin when Max, then 4, was diagnosed with cancer. Long periods of treatment began in Crumlin Hospital and mum Geraldine describes the whole period as … Continued
Guest blog post from Aisling Barrett who recently volunteered at Barretstown Barretstown: Camp Day 1 What can I say, Barretstown is magic…I have no idea what day it is or what time it is but these aren’t important things for the next while. What is important? The children in camp! Smiles! Having fun!!!! I’m working as … Continued
Barry from Dublin volunteered here at Barretstown for the first time at the end of March this year. Volunteering at a family camp, Barry got to work directly with our amazing campers. Barry is in the back row on the right of the photo along with the other fantastic volunteers from his weekend. In our guest … Continued
Saturday, 15th February: Today we had the huge privilege of spending the day as guests of Barretstown Camp, to mark International Childhood Cancer Day and also to celebrate Barretstown’s 20th Anniversary. The guest of honour was President Micheal D Higgens and there was great excitement heading off on our big day out. Barretstown Camp is an … Continued
We are seeking volunteers and camp staff for our 2014 programme. Please visit the volunteer section of the website for all these opportunities.