Fundraising

Each Year NUI Galway Students’ Union selects charities to fundraise for.

Our 2012/13 nominated charities were Age Action and Pieta House and we raised €19,000 for them in total.

Applications are now open for the NUI Galway Students’ Union Charity Fund for the 2013/14 academic year. Charities on our mailing list will be sent out an application form. The closing date for receipt of application forms is 14th of August 2013. Charities wishing to check their details are on the mailing list should email studentsunion@nuigalway.ie

Here are the other charities that the Students’ Union has fundraised for over the years.

1999/2000 RAG week charities: The Lions Club, Leukaemia Trust, Gorta, VSA, Threshold, Goal

2001/2002 RAG week charities: Local- St. Joseph’s Special School, Ábalta. National – CARI, MS Ireland, Meningitis Research, Diabetes. International – Gorta, VSA

2002/2003 RAG week charities: St. Josephs Special School, Ábalta, St. Vincent de Paul, MS Ireland, Meningitis Research, Diabetes Ireland, VSA.

2003/2004 RAG week charities: VSA, St. Vincent de Paul, St. Josephs Special School, Ábalta School, Threshold, Samaritans, Meningitis Research Foundation, Diabetes Federation of Ireland, Our Lady’s Hospital for Sick Children, The Marie Keating Foundation.

2005/2006 RAG week charities: DEBRA Ireland, Enable Ireland, Galway Association, Galway Rape Crisis Centre, Galway Wheelchair Sports Club, Missionvale Care Centre, STOP, Special Olympics Ireland Games, Threshold.

2006/2007: Amount Raised: €12,000 Charities: Croí, Galway Hospice, Canteen, Habitat for Humanity

2007/2008 Amount Raised: €17,600 Charities: Ability West, Galway Simon Community, Share a Dream Foundation and Chernobyl Childrens Foundation International.

2008/2009 Amount Raised: €32,500 Charities: CD’s Helping Hands, L’Arche, Galway Rape Crisis Centre, Belarussian Orphanage Project

2009/2010 Amount Raised: €20,000 Charities: COPE Galway, Alzheimer Society of Ireland, Peter McVerry Trust, Habitat for Humanity

2010/2011 Amount Raised: €22,000 Charities: Ability West, Alan Kerins Projects

2011/12 Amount Raised: €21,600 Charities: Galway Rape Crisis Centre, SpunOut.ie

2012/13 Amount Raised: €19,000 Charities: Age Action and Pieta House