 | | | | Why Support Us? |
Founded in 1993, Spinal Injuries Ireland (SII) offer support to all our members as they try to deal with this life changing situation. 95% of those who sustain a spinal cord will never walk again and hence life as a wheelchair user effects every facet of ones life.
Situated in the grounds of the National Rehabilitation Hospital, our Drop in Resource Centre is open from: 9.00am to 5.00pm Monday to Friday. We provide a large selection of information leaflets plus family information packs relating specifically to the needs of a person who has sustained a spinal cord injury. We also provide a comprehensive ‘Guide to Living with Spinal Cord Injury’ manual to all our members and to medical staff throughout Ireland and we produce a quarterly magazine in-house which is distributed to all our members. Other services we offer are…
- Support Office and Outreach Programme
- Family Regional Support Groups
- Family Counselling Service
- Outreach Visits to Mater Hospital
- Vocational Programme
- Internet Cafe
- Social and Venture Activities which include kayaking, scuba diving, Fishing and self defence
- ‘Kick Start’ Programme
| | Where does your money go? | | | All funds raised enable Spinal Injuries Ireland to fulfil a number of key initiatives crucial to providing the best service possible for our members nationwide. Our priority remains to provide the best support for those with spinal injuries. Funds raised will help us to maintain our support services in these difficult times.
| | Did you know... | | | If you donate a minimum of €250.00 during the year to us (that's just €21 per month!) and you pay income tax exclusively through the PAYE system, the value of your donation to Spinal Injuries Ireland can be increased dramatically and IT WILL COST YOU NOTHING - SERIOUSLY!
Here's how it works - SII can claim an extra 25% of the value of your donations if you pay income tax at the standard rate of 20%, while we can claim an extra 69% if you pay tax at the higher rate of 41%. All of this at no extra cost to you.
So PLEASE make sure you let us know what type of tax payer you are (if you are self employed the benefit is to you).
| | | | Tax Relief Form pdf | | | | Fundraising Calendar 2009 | | | | | | June 13th - Music Night, Royal Hotel, Bray | | | | July 19th - Kayak Challenge | | | | October 3rd - Q Ball in the Burlington Hotel. | | | | October 26th - Dublin City Marathon. | | | | For more information on fundraising events contact Philip on 01 2355317 or email | | Philip Quinlan. | | |  | | | | Create your own fundraising page! | | | | Flora Women's Mini Marathon | | | | "Spinal Injuries Ireland would like to say a big thank you to everyone who ran in the Mini Marathon for us" | | | Shannon Kayak Challenge 2009
| | | Spinal Injuries Ireland will undertake its fourth kayaking challenge from the 19th of July to the 25th of July. Five individuals with a spinal cord injury, along with 9 able-bodied people, will kayak a distance of 200 from Leitrim to Ballina/Killaloe. The Challenge will coincide with our Annual Awareness Week highlighting issues affecting those with spinal injuries while raisig much needed funds to continue running our services.
Spinal Injuries Ireland needs to raise €50,000 during this event. To achieve this, we have developed a number of support options (see below) for both organisations and individuals, including the opportunity to become the Title Sponsor for the Spinal Injuries Kayaking Challenge.
On average one person a week in Ireland sustains a spinal cord injury and proceeds from this event will go directly towards supporting those living with spinal cord injury in Ireland as they try to rebuild their lives. Spinal Injuries Ireland would really appreciate your support in this upcoming initiative.
| | | | | Sponsorship options
| | 1. €5,000 - Title sponsor: This sponsorship would entitle the supporter to be at the forefront of the programme of events in terms of publicity and branding.
2. €2,500 - Sponsor the cover boat, whereby a company’s logo or individual’s name will be branded on the cruiser.
3. €2,000 - Sponsor an individual kayak for the Challenge, whereby a company’s logo or individual’s name will be branded with a particular kayak.
4. €1,500 - Sponsor the rescue boat for the Challenge, whereby a company’s logo or individual’s name will be branded on the rescue boat.
5. €200 - Sponsor's name will be branded on t-shirts.
6. Sponsor Cards are available from our office for companies or individuals wishing to support Spinal Injuries Ireland through this event.
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