Schools
Can your school help the Dublin Simon Community?
It's that time of year again! The Dublin Simon Community Fun Run will take place on Saturday 6th of October 2012 in the Phoenix Park. The Dublin Simon Community would like to get as much support as possible from Dublin Secondary Schools. Dublin Simon would love to have a team from your school there on the day to represent your school.
Why Take Part?
The Fun Run is a really great way to start the school year! It can be used for team building, generating sporting interest and creating sporting competitiveness (students could challenge each other on race times and sponsorship monies raised), and raising awareness of homeless issues and Dublin Simon Services. Most importantly, it gives students a short term fundraising and fitness goal. As well as being a fun day out, the Fun Run is the perfect opportunity for schools from across the city. There will of course be a goody bag provided for all participants. All this by simply getting your school involved, be it a small group from various years or groups from each year competing against each other! . Most importantly your school teams will have the opportunity to directly help Dublin’s homeless.
What Prizes are on offer?
There will be a perpetual trophy award entitled ‘Dublin Simon’s School of the Year’. The school with the highest sponsorship monies raised per participant will be awarded this prize. As always goody bags will be given to all participants on the day together with a collectable t-shirt and Certificates of Participation. There will be plenty of spot prizes up for grabs on the day too.
How to Participate?
You can register in the following ways; Internet: simply follow this link to schools registration, Telephone: 01-6715551, Post: download entry form here and post to Dublin Simon Community, PO Box 581, Dublin 2, with the lead teacher’s details together and a list of student Fun Runners names.
How Much does it cost?
This year the registration fee per school is €20. We have set the school fee collectively at only €20 to give students the opportunity to raise sponsorship monies needed to fund Dublin Simon Services instead. The suggested sponsorship amount per student is €50. Of course, we welcome sponsorships of any amount, no matter how little or large.
How to Fundraise for Dublin Simon?
Once your school is registered, we will post you out sponsorship cards for each student. If registering online you can create your own School Sponsorship page where you'll be provided with a link which your staff and students can email to friends and family requesting them to sponsor them online. Follow this link for our Fundraising Tips for Schools.
We hope your school will participate in the Fun Run and help Dublin Simon help Dublin’s homeless!