About
Cliona’s Foundation is a National charity with their office in Limerick that provides financial assistance directly to parents of children with life-limiting or chronic complex care needs across Ireland to help with the non-medical expenses related to caring for their child.
Challenge Area Activities
Community Involvement, Physical Recreation
Take part in Camino for Cliona's fundraising campaign, learn about the struggles of families in Ireland supporting ill children and help raise funds. You can also train to walk the Camino yourself for your Physical Recreation Challenge Area.
Take part in Camino for Cliona's fundraising campaign, learn about the struggles of families in Ireland supporting ill children and help raise funds. You can also train to walk the Camino yourself for your Physical Recreation Challenge Area.
Programme Breakdown
Community Involvement
Check out Camino for Cliona's 13-week programme:
Goal: Learn about Cliona's Foundation and raise vital funds for the charity in your community.
Participants can explore unique ways to promote and prepare for the Flag Day, while incorporating other activities and projects related to the overall concept of the Flag Day and The Thomas F. Meagher Foundation.
Week 1: Learn more about Cliona's foundation and the families they support by reading about them or watching documentaries or recordings of people living with them Use these insights to improve your understanding of the challenges someone with a rare condition face.
Week 2:
• Read Cliona's ‘Too Dear To Visit’ report to learn more about the day to day struggles of these families.
• Begin a journal to document your learning.
Week 3:
• Draft a presentation highlighting key points to share with your school or community. This can be a way to practise public speaking while educating others about the resources available to the families.
• Continue documenting your progress and thoughts.
Week 4:
• Practise delivering the presentation to a friend or family member.
• Organise an event at school to share your knowledge of Cliona's foundation and to encourage others to donate to the cause.
• Gather feedback for improvement.
• Set up social media pages to advertise events put on by you to raise vital funds for Cliona's foundation- Include the research you have gathered in the previous weeks to gain support.
Week 5:
• Organising a meeting with your team to decide what fundraising events you would like to put on.
• Assign each team member a job – follow up with them at the end of the week to see how far they have gotten with it, for example, someone may be in charge of making a poster, another might be venue sourcing.
Week 6: Finalise details for your fundraising event and promote it through posters and social media.
Week 7:
• Go to event site and set up for event- registration desk, hang banners, set up money collection points.
• Send a reminder to Cliona's foundation to advertise the event on their platforms.
Week 8:
• Host an event in your local community that raises awareness and funds for Cliona's foundation. • Refine based on feedback and update your journal.
Week 9:
• Share your event details on social media to raise awareness among your peers. • Consider including infographics or short videos to boost engagement.
Week 10:
• Develop creative skills by creating posters, infographics, or videos that highlight the Cliona's cause and how communities can offer support. Share them at school or with your friends.
• Begin financial planning to keep track of funds raised.
• Assign a specific day to lodge funds to Cliona's bank account- follow up with a picture of the lodgement slip sent to schools@clionas.ie to maintain best practice.
Week 11:
• Reach out to local companies to sponsor an event or donate prizes for fundraising activities to support Cliona's.
• Reflect on the experience and how you can improve future advocacy efforts.
Week 12: Write a post about how supporting this cause helps families in need. Submit the post to a local newsletter or community site.
Week 13:
• Update your financial tracker spreadsheet to see how much you have left to reach your target.
• Reflect on what went right for your bigger fundraising events and what you can do on a smaller scale to reach your target
Physical Recreation
For your Physical Recreation Challenge Area, you can train for the walk of the Camino. This training involves walking on uneven terrain and uphill paths for one hour each week over a 13-week period. The goal is to build your cardiovascular fitness and physical endurance in preparation for the Camino.
Please note that only one hour of walking the actual Camino can count toward your Gaisce Award requirements.
Check out Camino for Cliona's 13-week programme:
Goal: Learn about Cliona's Foundation and raise vital funds for the charity in your community.
Participants can explore unique ways to promote and prepare for the Flag Day, while incorporating other activities and projects related to the overall concept of the Flag Day and The Thomas F. Meagher Foundation.
Week 1: Learn more about Cliona's foundation and the families they support by reading about them or watching documentaries or recordings of people living with them Use these insights to improve your understanding of the challenges someone with a rare condition face.
Week 2:
• Read Cliona's ‘Too Dear To Visit’ report to learn more about the day to day struggles of these families.
• Begin a journal to document your learning.
Week 3:
• Draft a presentation highlighting key points to share with your school or community. This can be a way to practise public speaking while educating others about the resources available to the families.
• Continue documenting your progress and thoughts.
Week 4:
• Practise delivering the presentation to a friend or family member.
• Organise an event at school to share your knowledge of Cliona's foundation and to encourage others to donate to the cause.
• Gather feedback for improvement.
• Set up social media pages to advertise events put on by you to raise vital funds for Cliona's foundation- Include the research you have gathered in the previous weeks to gain support.
Week 5:
• Organising a meeting with your team to decide what fundraising events you would like to put on.
• Assign each team member a job – follow up with them at the end of the week to see how far they have gotten with it, for example, someone may be in charge of making a poster, another might be venue sourcing.
Week 6: Finalise details for your fundraising event and promote it through posters and social media.
Week 7:
• Go to event site and set up for event- registration desk, hang banners, set up money collection points.
• Send a reminder to Cliona's foundation to advertise the event on their platforms.
Week 8:
• Host an event in your local community that raises awareness and funds for Cliona's foundation. • Refine based on feedback and update your journal.
Week 9:
• Share your event details on social media to raise awareness among your peers. • Consider including infographics or short videos to boost engagement.
Week 10:
• Develop creative skills by creating posters, infographics, or videos that highlight the Cliona's cause and how communities can offer support. Share them at school or with your friends.
• Begin financial planning to keep track of funds raised.
• Assign a specific day to lodge funds to Cliona's bank account- follow up with a picture of the lodgement slip sent to schools@clionas.ie to maintain best practice.
Week 11:
• Reach out to local companies to sponsor an event or donate prizes for fundraising activities to support Cliona's.
• Reflect on the experience and how you can improve future advocacy efforts.
Week 12: Write a post about how supporting this cause helps families in need. Submit the post to a local newsletter or community site.
Week 13:
• Update your financial tracker spreadsheet to see how much you have left to reach your target.
• Reflect on what went right for your bigger fundraising events and what you can do on a smaller scale to reach your target
Physical Recreation
For your Physical Recreation Challenge Area, you can train for the walk of the Camino. This training involves walking on uneven terrain and uphill paths for one hour each week over a 13-week period. The goal is to build your cardiovascular fitness and physical endurance in preparation for the Camino.
Please note that only one hour of walking the actual Camino can count toward your Gaisce Award requirements.