CHARITY APPEALS FOR VOLUNTEERS, AS RECESSION BITES

22 Aug 2011

Sinead Heneghan got in touch with Down Syndrome Ireland when her son James was born two years ago. He's now thriving, thanks to the help he's received from the organisation's branch in Kildare.

While James loves his music lessons and speech and language therapy, Sinead finds the information and expertise the organisation provides invaluable. It's also a great place to meet other parents of children with Down Syndrome and share experiences.

The services available to James and his mother are staffed entirely by volunteers. Without their help, Sinead feels she'd be very isolated. Donations to Down Syndrome Ireland have fallen by over a third since the recession set in. The organisation is now appealing to people who can't afford to donate money - but may be able to donate their free time - to become volunteers.

Not only will you be helping families like the Heneghans, CEO of Down Syndrome Ireland Pat Clarke says their volunteers find it a very rewarding experience as well.

Down Syndrome Ireland welcomes people with all kinds of experience and abilities as volunteers. But it particularly wants to hear from people with IT and office skills, who have some free time and may be able to help them out.

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