I am a 22 year old student in Trinity College Dublin, where I am currently pursuing a masters degree in Human Resources Management.
Since its establishment in 2013, 100minds has raised over €1.2million for Irish children’s charities. This year I aim to raise €1000+ for Temple Street hospital while working on the 100 minds social enterprise project.
I have a young brother named Conor. Who, a few of years ago fell extremely ill. Conor had been to the doctors on a weekly basis for months, but they could not distinguish what was wrong with him. He went from a chest infection, to bronchitis, to pneumonia.
On Christmas eve, when Conor was 7 months old, my parents packed up to bring him to Temple Street Hospital. I held my baby brother as he screamed in pain, singing “me and my teddy bear, have no worries have no cares” this usually worked, so I was panicking at the fact the tears were not easing. My parents rushed him to Temple Street, where they spent Christmas and New Years of 2010.
The surgeon in Temple Street hospital informed my parents that Conor’s left lung was full of fluid, and he was relying on his right lung to survive. At this stage the fluid was also beginning to fill his right lung. The team operated and inserted a drain into Conor’s lungs. They saved Conors life, as they have done for thousands of others.
Fast-forward eight years and Conor is a healthy, happy scout, with a scar the size of a 5c coin on his chest, but a long story to match it.
The team in Temple Street- they are saving lives on a daily basis. Please help me to support them. Don't allow the hard work to go unnoticed.
Thank you for reading,
Aoife McDonnell
Peaky Blinders Event Part 1
Posted: over 4 years ago
Ashley Molloy, Brittany Alexander and I have decided to run a Peaky Blinders themed event on Friday, January 25th 2019. The event will begin at 8pm. The location is Venue 32, Sams Bar, Dawson St, Dublin. Ticket sales will commence on Friday November 30th. 200 tickets are expected to sell at €20 per person. A raffle will also occur on the night. Over 300 companies have been contacted for raffle prizes. 25 prizes have been donated to the cause.
Christmas Themed Movie Night
Posted: over 4 years ago
On November 28th, Ashley Molloy, Brittany Alexander and I collaborated to host a Christmas themed movie night for our college class. This occurred in the "cinema room" of the student housing block "Kavannagh Court".
Pizza was provided by Dublin Pizza company, popcorn was provided by Tesco and sweets were provided by M&S. Further to this the team purchased napkins, drinks etc themselves.
An event was created on Facebook, where people could vote on the movie choice. The options were Polar Express, Santa Claus, Home Alone and The Grinch. The Grinch won by one vote.
Everyone arrived at 7pm in their Christmas jumpers and onesies, and each guest deposited €5 into the Temple Street charity boxes. €150 was raised. When split 3 ways this then totaled €50 per team member. The team cleaned up after the event and thanked everyone for the contribution, everyone was home safe by 11pm.
Business Masterclass & Tour of Trinity
Posted: over 4 years ago
With the help of my course director and class, I organised for 100 primary school students to join our class in Trinity College. Each child donated €1 to 100minds, but the rest of the trip was free. This money was split between myself and Ashley Molloy, another 100minds participant who is also in my class. The children invited to the lecture theatre to take part in a "Mini MBA" course. Myself and a fellow classmate Zoe Pedulla gave a presentation about the fundamental basics of business. The children were then split up into groups of four, and asked to partake in a "Mini Dragons Den Challenge". Each group gave a small presentation about their business idea. The children where then invited to visit the Book of Kells on campus. There was pizza, snacks and drinks provided for the children and teachers when they returned to the lecture theatre. We then held a "Mini MBA Graduation Ceremony", where each child received a certificate of completion along with a Trinity College goodie bag. The teachers took photos as each child collected their certificate from our course director. It was a great experience for myself and my class. All food leftovers where then given to the homeless as members of the class journeyed home.
Peaky Blinders Event Part 2
Posted: over 4 years ago
Friday 30th November -45 presale tickets sold out at a cost of €15 per person
Monday 3rd December -155 tickets sold at €20 per person
The sale of these tickets was successful due to "shout outs" from DublinLive, Joe.ie, Her.ie, Mummypages, 98fm, college times and shemazing.
Peaky Blinders Event Part 3
Posted: over 4 years ago
The Peaky Blinders themed ball was a great success. The tickets sold out and the venue reached max capacity. We sold almost two full books of raffle tickets, priced at either 1 for €5 or 3 for €10. There was also buckets left on the bar for anyone who wanted to donate change. The total in raffle sales and buckets was €1521, which meant that Brittany, Ashley and I had made a further €507 each for the cause.
A candy cart, donut wall, cupcakes, Instagram frame, poster and chocolate fountain were all donated by local businesses. A DJ and photographer gave their time free of charge. The venue was also free. I made decorations with the help of my family. This meant that there was no cost associated with the event and 100% of the proceeds went to Temple Street.
It was a great event to plan with an amazing team, which led to an excellent night. I am very grateful to everyone who helped out, bought tickets, donated or showed support.
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Ian OConnell
about 4 years ago
€10
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Liz Oxberry
over 4 years ago
€20
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Caroline Keogh
over 4 years ago
€20
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Nadine Monks
over 4 years ago
€20
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Orla Fitzpatrick
over 4 years ago
€40
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Cian Fagan
over 4 years ago
€10
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Karolina Habrajska
over 4 years ago
€20
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Raffle ticket sales at Peaky Blinders Ball
over 4 years ago
€507
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Gillian condron
over 4 years ago
€20
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Chloe Murphy
over 4 years ago
€5
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Business Masterclass & Tour of Trinity with primary school children
over 4 years ago
€45
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Peaky Blinders Ticket Sales Part 2
over 4 years ago
€400
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1st Round of Peaky Blinders Ticket Sales (Sold through Eventbrite)
over 4 years ago
€1,000
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Christmas Movie night with TCD HRM Class (Watched the Grinch)
over 4 years ago
€50
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Eimear Bryan & Jack Mc
over 4 years ago
€20