February 2011

Flora Women's Mini Marathon - Sign Up Now

Flora Women's Mini Marathon - Sign Up Now

Calling all the ladies out there to get your running shoes on! The Flora Mini Marathon takes place in Dublin on the 6th June 2011. Entry Forms will be in the Evening Herald this Wednesday 3rd March 2011. All you need to do is fill the form from the Evening Hearld and contact us for you sponsorship...

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NMTT Awareness Week: Mount Mercy College, Cork.

NMTT Awareness Week: Mount Mercy College, Cork.

Niall Mellon and I travelled to Mount Mercy College in Cork City for the NMTT Awareness Week (14th -18th February) on Thursday. A total of 6 transition year students along with teacher Ms. Alex Savage and another teacher from the school will be travelling with us on our volunteer overseas programme (Building...

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Gardening Skills Training: Wallacedene Secondary School

Gardening Skills Training: Wallacedene Secondary School

A gardening skills workshop was conducted on the 16th February 2011 at Wallacedene Secondary School. The workshop was attended by the those responsible for the 2 vegetable gardens that were developed during the 2010 Blitz. The training covered various aspects of gardening from crop rotation to watering....

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Interview with Rogan Ward: Building Blitz Photographer

Interview with Rogan Ward: Building Blitz Photographer

There are so many people who are behind the scenes of the Niall Mellon Township Trust, so we have decided to interview a different person each month. Rogan Ward has been a photographer on all of the charities Building Blitzes to date. 1. How did you get involved with taking pictures for the charity? I...

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Team Reunions

Team Reunions

What a busy start to the New Year. There has been a great buzz over the past month with all the teams meeting up for reunions. This is a great way to meet up with everyone for a catch up but also put your thinking caps on to come with some great fundraising ideas for 2011! Orange Team: January 29th,...

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Mount Mercy College - Gap Year Volunteering

We went to visit Mount Mercy College in Cork last Friday to talk to a class of 22 very excited transition year school students. There will be six lucky students volunteering overseas with us as well as 2 teachers in November on our Building Blitz. The students have fundraised a total €5,500, which...

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An Inspirational Story - Ncebbakazi Pilingane

An Inspirational Story - Ncebbakazi Pilingane

Ncebbakazi Pilingane (also known as Nash) was born on the 11 June 1992 in Kraaifontein, Cape town. Her mother aged 18 at that time was single and took care of Nash without any other assistance. Her father led a notorious lifestyle and was shot and killed whilst Nash was still very young. From the age...

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