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NOTHING ‘HAMPERS’ SCHOOL’S EFFORT TO BRING SOME MAGNIFICENT CHRISTMAS CHEER!

written by Stephen Maguire December 20, 2014
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The stunning collection of hampers which were given to St Vincent de Paul.

The stunning collection of hampers which were given to St Vincent de Paul.

There was just no way anything was going to ‘hamper’ one Letterkenny school’s effort to help those less well-off than themselves this Christmas.

Errigal College had set themsleves a target of compiling a whopping 100 hampersto present to the St Vincent de Paul at the schools annual Christmas Carols service.

The school who is celebrating their centenary year had set a target of collecting a hamper for each year.

But nobody could have thought they would collect enough for a staggering 130 such hampers.

Speaking at the presentation of the hampers, school Principal Charlie Cannon acknowledged the support of the local community.

H also thank local businesses for assisting them in exceeding their target.

Mary Maguire on behalf of St Vincent de Paul, thanked the school community for such generosity and outlined to the large attendance the role of St Vincent de Paul at local level.

 

NOTHING ‘HAMPERS’ SCHOOL’S EFFORT TO BRING SOME MAGNIFICENT CHRISTMAS CHEER! was last modified: December 20th, 2014 by Stephen Maguire
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Stephen Maguire

Stephen Maguire is the co-founder of Donegal Daily. He has worked as a reporter for almost 30 years starting locally with the Donegal Peoples Press before moving to the Mirror Group. He continues to contribute daily to national media outlets including the Irish Times, RTE, the Irish Independent, Irish Sun, Irish Mirror, Irish Star, the Daily Mail and the Examiner.

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