Donations in memory of Paddy Ryan
Paddy’s son Denis started a page on Wonderful, the online fundraising platform. To date, he has raised £1,460 (plus £125 in Gift Aid). The page will remain open for donations for another month […]
Fundraising
Maudsley Charity grant for new Kairos workers
Kairos Community Trust has been awarded a Maudsley Charity Community & Connection grant to fund two part-time support workers to “support residents who are in recovery from substance misuse, in their transition from Kairos accommodation into independent accommodation”. They will join the supported housing Move-on team in October.
Kairos is online with Wonderful* fundraising
Kairos Community Trust is now up and running on our new online giving platform, Wonderful* and you will find this button at the foot of every page. The Wonderful Organisation is an online giving platform which ensures that 100% of donations and Gift Aid reaches the charities it is intended for (unlike many other online […]
A Linden Grove welcome for the McGills
Kairos residents, staff, trustees and friends gave the McGill family a warm welcome yesterday when Brendan and his parents, Roísín and Gerry, were our guests at lunch. Brendan has raised more than £3,400 for Kairos on his round-Ireland Odyssey by bicyle…
Congratulations, Brendan, for completing your Irish Odyssey
‘Here I am at journey’s end and here are the stats: 1,777 miles cycled with 86,092 feet of climb, over 39 days with 8 non-cycling days. Over £2,500 raised!‘ Brendan McGill arrived back in Dublin last Saturday (6 July), so completing his Irish Odyssey – a cycling circumnavigation of the island of Ireland to visit […]
Brendan’s Irish Odyssey: Week Five
… and the end is in sight! Brendan McGill has completed the fifth week of his Irish Odyssey – a heroic round-Ireland bike ride to visit family, have an adventure and fundraise for Kairos along the way. And, at last, the end is in sight because Brendan hopes to arrive back in Dublin on Friday, […]
Brendan’s Irish Odyssey: Week Four
Brendan McGill has completed his fourth week of his Irish Odyssey – a heroic round-Ireland bike ride to visit family, have an adventure and fundraise for Kairos along the way. This week, Brendan set out on Thursday from Achill Island hostel and reports a beautiful day of cycling on quiet roads along the stunning coast […]
Brendan’s Irish Odyssey: Week Three
Brendan McGill’s completed his third week of his Irish Odyssey – a round-Ireland bike ride to visit family, have an adventure and fundraise for Kairos along the way. Here are a selection of Brendan’s ‘electric postcards’ from his ride this week. He tells us he’s pedalled past Donald Trump’s golf course in Co Clare, camped […]
Wonderful* will be the new Kairos online giving platform
Kairos Community Trust will changing its chosen online giving platform to Wonderful*, as of the beginning of July but as yet we cannot say exactly from what date. BT My Donate is closing on Sunday, 30 June 2019. Launched in April 2011, it was the first commission-free service of its kind. BT says it is […]