Club di Dublino Annual Dinner

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H.E. Italian Ambassador Mr. Valerio Augusto Astraldi, Senator David Norris, Mr. Aldo Aletti, President, Club di Dublino and Ms. Karen Kiernan, Director, One Family. Picture: Finbarr O'Rourke

H.E. Italian Ambassador Mr. Valerio Augusto Astraldi, Senator David Norris, Mr. Aldo Aletti, President, Club di Dublino and Ms. Karen Kiernan, Director, One Family. Picture: Finbarr O'Rourke

Club di Dublino – an Italian business community association formed to promote friendship within the Italian community in Ireland and between the Italian and Irish people –  chose One Family to be the recipient of monies raised at their annual fundraising dinner which was held at Trinity College Dublin on Thursday 22 October last. The guest speaker at the event was Senator David Norris and the Honorary President of Club di Dublino, H.E., Italian Ambassador Mr Valerio Augusto Astraldi, was guest of honour.

For the photographs of the evening, please take a look here.

See the press release here.

Budget 2009 Press Release

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ONE-PARENT FAMILIES FACE THE FUTURE WITH FEAR NOT HOPE

One Family, the leading provider of specialist support services for one-parent families in Ireland, today calls on the Minister for Social and Family Affairs, Mary Hanafin T.D., to ensure that the most vulnerable families are not forced to pay further for the excesses of others.
One Family believes that Budget 2010 has the potential to destroy all the positive work that lone parents, their representatives and state agencies – including the Minister’s own Department – have done to reduce poverty and improve the prospects of one-parent families in Ireland. Such families are already poorer following the last budget, and have less hope of accessing education, training and employment than they had a couple of years ago. Such families are already having to watch opportunities for their children decrease and are now faced with the prospect of also losing many of the services that provide vital supports for them in their local communities. Read more

Latest Fundraiser Raises €7,890

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Pictured at the One family 'how to have a champagne party on a bucks fizz budget' fundraising event to create a helpline for single parent families held in Avoca Suffock St - Celebrity Chef Ross Golden BannonKaren Kiernan (Director One Family), Avoca Chef John Dunne, Nicola O'Dwyer and Teresa Byrne (Avoca). Picture: Finbarr O'Rourke

Thursday October 8th 2009 saw the latest instalment of our very popular food master class ”Learn How to have a Champagne Party on a Buck’s Fizz Budget”. This event was sponsored by Avoca and run in conjunction with Food & Wine Magazine. It was held upstairs in the very popular Avoca restaurant of their Suffolk Street branch.

See here for more photos!

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Lend a Hand Bag Packing

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bag pack shopping bag

Lend a hand? Maybe two?

One Family, Ireland ’s leading support organisation for one-parent families is looking for your help!

We are looking for lots and lots of people to help us with our bag packing in major Supermarket chains throughout Dublin. Get your friends involved for a few hours at the weekend, to help fundraise for this worthwhile cause. Everyone that takes part will receive One 4 All gift vouchers as a thank you from us, and the more you help the more you get! Read more