Carrick-on-Shannon Floods
Saturday 5th December
Leitrim Marina Hotel, Leitrim Village, Co. Leitrim. 9pm
The official launch of Leitrim Flood Appeal will take place in Leitrim Marina Hotel, Saturday, 5th December @ 9pm.
Recent events in our county have devastated families, businesses and farmers alike with the worst flooding we have seen in over 100 years.
A group of concerned members of the community have set up a fund to help the people that are most in need. This fund is to help defray costs incurred in re-housing, cleanup etc. and will be made available for both families and individuals that have been affected and are struggling to cope, recover and get their lives back to some sort of normality.
“We have seen the businesses we work in devastated with both employers and employees severely affected due to loss of income. It made us think about what if it had been ‘my home’ and in talking we decided to take some positive action. We realise that this is a difficult time for families with Christmas around the corner and many families are experiencing emotional upheaval and displacement due to loss of their homes and treasured possessions” said the Fund organisers.
The appeal kicked off to a great start last Sunday with a bucket collection at the Charlois Bull Sale in Carrick-on-Shannon and a street collection where just under €2,500 was raised. Many thanks to all who contributed!
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