Louth residents urged to support Jack and Jill Power Hour campaign
Residents across Co. Louth are being called on to get behind Power Hour for Jack and Jill, a nationwide fundraising campaign that will power hours of fun and fundraising into vital hours of in-home nursing care for local families.
Louth residents have been called on to support the Power Hour Fundraising campaign, which has been set up by The Jack and Jill Children’s Foundation and Today FM.
Taking place across September, the three-week campaign will bring workplaces, schools, sports clubs, community groups, families and friends together behind one simple but powerful message that €20 funds one hour of in-home nursing care and respite support for a Jack and Jill family.
There are currently nine Louth families that are a part of the Jack and Jill Children’s Foundation.
Jack and Jill is now calling on people across Co. Louth to choose any one-hour activity and use it to raise funds.
It could be a coffee morning, bake sale, quiz, dance-off, spin class, sponsored silence, sunrise yoga session, workplace challenge or community event.
Whatever the activity, every €20 raised will provide one hour of care for a Jack and Jill family.
Deirdre Walsh, CEO of the Jack and Jill Children’s Foundation, said: “For most of us, an hour can pass in the blink of an eye.
“For a Jack and Jill family, that same hour can mean rest, relief and reassurance. It can give an exhausted parent the chance to sleep, take a shower, attend an appointment or spend precious time with their other children.
“We currently support 9 families in Co. Louth and have looked after 75 children in the county since our foundation in 1997.
“We are asking people across the county to get behind Power Hour in whatever way works for them.
“Whether you gather your colleagues for a quiz, organise a coffee morning in your community or take on a one-hour challenge with friends, every €20 raised will fund an hour of vital care.
“Power Hour is about people coming together, having fun and giving local families something truly priceless, the gift of time. We hope businesses, schools, clubs and communities throughout County Louth will join us and show just how powerful one hour can be.”
The campaign will also be supported by Today FM as listeners will be hearing family stories, fundraising challenges and special on-air activity highlighting the difference Jack and Jill care makes.
Power Hour will culminate on Friday, 25 September, when Today FM will dedicate a full day to the campaign, with fundraising activity taking place across the country.
You can register a Power Hour fundraiser, donate or find out more here.