14/12/2025
Despite not been out on our usual spot on North Earl Street, for some time we returned last night to do a Christmas outreach. It was lovely to see all the service users again as well as our volunteers. We were joined by new faces and old friends who came along to work alongside us. We set up at around 7.pm and despite not publicly announcing our Christmas outreach on any social media pages there was already a a queue of service users waiting. We had a fairly good table. We had bakery products, microwave meals, sandwiches, fruit items, toiletries, snacks, cans and bottles of minerals, water, selection boxes, tubs of sweets, etc. We also had a clothing stall in operation. We were then joined by the Kilmacud Scouts, who came from Stillorgan bearing hot food, Christmas shoe boxes, selection boxes, gifts, etc. Also joining us last night was a lovely group from Northern Ireland. Rosemary, Jannet and PJ, who also arrived bearing gifts, drinks, toiletries, snacks, tubs of sweets, etc.
Altogether there was at least 8 tables out.
Last night on North Earl Street, it looked like a mini Christmas festival. Every service user that used the service went away very happy.
Lamh Failte Helping The homeless, would like to say a big thank you to, ( Mary and Eddie, from the Dublin 6 area. ( Martina and family from the Dublin 22 area.
Managment, Staff, and service users, from Baldoyle Family Resource Centre, for their very kind donations of toiletries items.
We would also like to say a big thank you to Managment and staff, from KM Lynskey, Ballycoolin Road, Dublin 11, for their very kind donations of Christmas shoe boxes, etc.
Also a big thanks to, Wendy, Eddie, and their colleagues, who kindly donated food, toiletries, snacks, drinks, etc
Also a big thank you to Matthew and all the scouts from the Kilmacud, 62/ 71/ 90, Scout Den, Stillorgan.
And to Rosemary, Jannet and PJ, who kindly collected donations, in Northern Ireland, and brought them down to North Earl Street, and worked alongside us.
We would also like to say thank you to Mick, for dropping of clothing and food items to us. Also thank you to all of our volunteers.
Also thanks to M&S, Mary Street, Neighbourly.com.
Here are some images from last night's outreach, we hope you enjoy them.
