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From time to time Offaly Dyslexia Group will be holding Fund-raising activities, please feel free to contact us with your suggestions or indeed make a donation:
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Parents & Supporters of the Offaly Branch of the DAI are reminded that with Spring finally here(?) the days are lengthening and so are opportunities to raise funds… Formerly known as the Offaly Dyslexia Group, we ran an information/flag day in July of last year and have been collecting unused/unwanted stamps for resale. These are only two [...] This is just a short post to remind readers that the Offaly Dyslexia Group are collecting used and unused postage stamps as part of our fund-raising campaign. As the festive season is rapidly approaching we will all be receiving extra post, some of which will have good old fashioned stamps on it! Please remember the Offaly Dyslexia [...] As discussed at the Offaly Dyslexia Group‘s 1st Annual General Meeting last night a proposal has been submitted to the AIB Better Ireland Programme. Applicants will be notified by Dec 31st whether their application has been accepted. If we are one of the lucky ones this will lead essentially to a bidding war on-line and by text. Each [...] The Offaly Dyslexia Group is just over one year old and to celebrate its birthday we are holding our very first Annual General Meeting. This will take place at Geashill National School, Geashill, Co Offaly on Monday 16th November 2009 at 5.30pm… The Offaly Dyslexia Group invites the parents and relatives of our workshop members, children with [...] Congratulations to Miguel Martino Daly and Aisling Walsh from Offaly were chosen from amongst over 3,000 entries to become published authors. Sponsored by Londis; ‘Write Up My Street’ is a collection of thirty assorted short stories to be sold in support of Barnardo’s – The Children’s Charity. Fergus Finlay CEO of Barnardo’s is quoted as saying “…Barnardo’s [...] The Offaly Dyslexia Group looks forward to celebrating the opening of its doors next Monday evening, 28th September 2009 at 5pm. Following the success of our first term we look forward to welcoming back our original eleven children and enrolling an additional five children. The new term will run for a period of thirteen weeks, observing all [...] Due to circumstances beyond our control, the Offaly Dyslexia Group is no longer in a position to meet with parents wishing to enrol their children on Monday 14th September as originally planned. Members of the Offaly Dyslexia Group committee are beavering away behind the scenes in an effort to resolve this. Once we are able to confirm [...] Recently the Offaly Dyslexia Group were required to return a progress report to one of our benefactors, ie the Community Foundation for Ireland. One of the recommended points to be addressed was “What had we learned from our experience?” Initially this was a difficult question to answer, if one considers just how much we have learned since [...] Yesterday a small army of thirty volunteers made their presence well and truly felt on the streets of Tullamore. Comprised of members, family and friends the first flag day/street collection in aid of the Offaly Dyslexia Group was a huge success. The numbers of pedestrian traffic were certainly lower than expected but the generosity of the good [...] Some time ago it was decided that if the Offaly Dyslexia Group were to be taken seriously we should adopt a suitable logo. This may sound obvious, but it comes down to branding imagery associated with the group so that people will automatically think ODG(!) when they see it. A great example of this is when people [...] |
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