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Swim a Mile with a Smile
Louise TY (:
On Friday the 15th the Ty's and 5 LCVP students got on the bus at around 9 and we headed off to the NAC in Blanchardstown. Everyone was prepared with their swimming togs, hats and towels.

We were swimming for the Ian Daly Swim a Mile with a Smile charity. Ian Daly was a young boy from Celbridge who died a few years ago after battling 2 brain tumours and his family set up this charity in his memory. They encourage people to swim a mile every April for charity and all proceeds go to Barretstown and Our Ladys childrens hospital.

After the swimming there was half an hour to go on the slides. We then got dressed and went to the shopping centre for lunch.

It was a great day and hopefully we raise lots of money for this worthwhile charity.
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Autism Ireland..
Louise TY (:
Over the weekend TY's gave up their time to do some bagpacking in the local Tesco for Irish Autism Action. It was good fun and for a great cause and we were delighted on Monday when we heard that we raised over €1600! Well done girls :)
Autism is a mental condition, that can be diagnosed from early childhood. It is characterized by difficulty in communicating and forming relationships, and in using language and abstract concepts.
For more information on Irish Autism Action click the link.
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Swim a mile with a :)
Louise TY (:
Last Friday Brian Daly came in and he talked to the TY's and the LCVP class about the Ian Daly swim a mile with a smile.
It was really sad but interesting. He explained about his son, Ian who died when he was really young from a tumour. His family set up this charity to keep his sons name alive. Every year in April there is a sponsored swim held in the NAC and the money goes towards Barretstown and cancer research.
We saw a video on Barretstown and it was amazing how they bring kids to it for 10 days completley free to forget about their illness and focus on having fun by doing various activites and making new friends.
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