Three bed house up for grabs!
How does an entire house for €100 sound? Well now there’s a chance to win a home thanks to Enable Ireland’s Win A House Cork fundraiser.
The charity, which provides services to over 9,200 children and adults with disabilities, is set to hold a raffle with first prize being a three bedroom semi-detached fully furnished show house in Janeville, Carrigaline, valued at €330,000. The raffle will offer people who are looking to buy their own home a once in a lifetime opportunity to win it!
Second prize is a car worth €25,000, sponsored by Astra Construction, and third prize is €5,000 cash, sponsored by Right Price Tiles & Wood Flooring.
Ten year old Claire McCarthy, who is from Carrigaline, launched the raffle with her mum Joanne, who said: “Claire and I are delighted to help support and raise awareness of this exciting new campaign. Claire has been attending Enable Ireland Children’s Services for the past ten years. Over that time we have met so many wonderful and dedicated staff who are working tirelessly to help children like Claire to reach their full potential, realise their goals and grow their confidence. We would have been lost without them. Claire has come a long way with their help.”
The proceeds from the raffle will go towards a special Cork project which will benefit children with disabilities for generations to come. Over 860 children and their families attend the new Lavanagh Centre, where children’s services include physiotherapy and hydrotherapy, speech and language, social work, psychology, early years education and occupational therapy.
Director of Services Niall Horgan said: “As a Cork person, I am very proud of the state of the art new children’s centre that we have completed but we still need to raise €1 million to fund this vital new facility. We are appealing for the public’s support so that we can continue to provide our vital therapy and rehabilitative services for generations to come.”
Several familiar faces have come on board to lend their support to the campaign including Bríd Stack, Olive Loughnane, Rob Heffernan, Briege Corkery, Rena Buckley, Fineen Wycherley and Sanita Pušpure.
Anne Hegarty, a volunteer with the charity for almost thirty years, said: “This is the biggest and most exciting project we’ve ever undertaken. It’s a perfect Christmas gift for family at home or abroad – it can be purchased online but most importantly it will benefit a wonderful charity working with children and young adults for over 60 years in Cork.”