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Business Mayor
06-05-2025
- Business
- Business Mayor
Nestlé backs Barretstown in €100,000 three-year deal
International food group Nestlé has teamed up with Barretstown – the organisation providing camps and programmes for seriously ill children and their families – in a programme that aims to raise more than €100,000 over the next three years. Apart from raising funds, Nestlé, which employs more than 700 people in Ireland, intends to be involved in 'strategic supports', such as volunteering, mentoring and supplying product to help reduce the Kildare-based charity's costs. Barretstown was established by actor Paul Newman in 1994. Photograph: Frank Miller/The Irish Times Barretstown chief executive Dee Ahearn said it was the charity's ambition to ensure any child with a serious illness has the opportunity to participate in its programmes. 'Partnerships with organisations like Nestlé Ireland will play a hugely important role in supporting Barretstown to achieve this objective,' she said. Established in 1994 by actor Paul Newman, Barretstown is Ireland's largest and longest-established provider of therapeutic camps and programmes catering for the needs of children and young adolescents diagnosed with cancer or other serious illnesses. It works with more than 25,000 children and families every year and aims to have provided services to more than 250,000 children by the end of the decade. 'We are proud to have been chosen as Nestlé Ireland's staff charity and to have an opportunity to work closely with the largest food and beverage company in the world,' Ms Ahearn said. Nestlé Ireland staff nominate and vote every few years for a charity on which to focus its support. Its community engagement programme has contributed more than €8.5 million to charitable causes in Ireland over the past two decades as well as providing business support and mentoring programmes. Nestlé Ireland country manager Kieran Conroy said that partnering with Barretstown was an opportunity for Nestlé to bring its community work to life in a tangible way to benefit both Barretstown and the team at Nestlé. 'It's an exciting three-year partnership and we are so proud to be involved with an organisation which is making an incredible difference to the lives of seriously ill children and families every day,' he said. 'We look forward to working closely with Barretstown and playing a role, building awareness of its life-changing work.'
Irish Times
06-05-2025
- Business
- Irish Times
Nestlé backs Barretstown in €100,000 three-year deal
International food group Nestlé has teamed up with Barretstown – the organisation providing camps and programmes for seriously ill children and their families – in a programme that aims to raise more than €100,000 over the next three years. Apart from raising funds, Nestlé, which employs more than 700 people in Ireland, intends to be involved in 'strategic supports', such as volunteering, mentoring and supplying product to help reduce the Kildare-based charity's costs. Barretstown was established by actor Paul Newman in 1994. Photograph: Frank Miller/The Irish Times Barretstown chief executive Dee Ahearn said it was the charity's ambition to ensure any child with a serious illness has the opportunity to participate in its programmes. 'Partnerships with organisations like Nestlé Ireland will play a hugely important role in supporting Barretstown to achieve this objective,' she said. READ MORE Established in 1994 by actor Paul Newman , Barretstown is Ireland's largest and longest-established provider of therapeutic camps and programmes catering for the needs of children and young adolescents diagnosed with cancer or other serious illnesses. It works with more than 25,000 children and families every year and aims to have provided services to more than 250,000 children by the end of the decade. 'We are proud to have been chosen as Nestlé Ireland's staff charity and to have an opportunity to work closely with the largest food and beverage company in the world,' Ms Ahearn said. 100 days of Trump: 'It's like The Karate Kid, tax on, tax off, tariffs on, tariffs off' Listen | 42:49 Nestlé Ireland staff nominate and vote every few years for a charity on which to focus its support. Its community engagement programme has contributed more than €8.5 million to charitable causes in Ireland over the past two decades as well as providing business support and mentoring programmes. Nestlé Ireland country manager Kieran Conroy said that partnering with Barretstown was an opportunity for Nestlé to bring its community work to life in a tangible way to benefit both Barretstown and the team at Nestlé. 'It's an exciting three-year partnership and we are so proud to be involved with an organisation which is making an incredible difference to the lives of seriously ill children and families every day,' he said. 'We look forward to working closely with Barretstown and playing a role, building awareness of its life-changing work.'
Irish Independent
01-05-2025
- Health
- Irish Independent
Annual Barretstown Dublin Mountains Challenge to raise vital funds for seriously sick children
Barretstown, Ireland's largest and most established provider of therapeutic camps and programmes for children affected by cancer and other serious illnesses, is calling on the nation to take part in its upcoming annual Dublin Mountains Challenge on Sunday, May 25. Now in its 11th year, the challenge follows the picturesque Dublin Mountains Way and will raise vital funds for children affected by cancer and other serious illnesses. Funds raised will support over 22,000 children this year alone through the provision of medically endorsed specially designed camps and programmes underpinned by 24-hour on-site medical care. 'The Dublin Mountains Challenge has been a standout fundraising event for Barretstown each year,' explained Barretstown CEO, Dee Ahearn. 'As we project to serve over 250,000 campers with our life-changing therapeutic programmes by the end of this decade, fundraising events like this are key to helping us achieve our goal of serving as many children with cancer and other serious illnesses as possible. "We are incredibly grateful to everyone who has signed up already and want to encourage others to get involved. It is a truly special event aimed at all levels of hikers or walkers and provides a unique opportunity to experience the beauty of the Dublin Mountains.' This year's event includes two lengths to suit all fitness levels. Starting in Sean Walsh Park, Tallaght, participants can follow the scenic Dublin Mountains Way, a 24km trail to Ticknock Park or a 42km trail to Shankill. Registration for the Dublin Mountains Challenge is available on the Barretstown website. Make sure to get your entries in before the deadline of May 18.
