Christmas Jumper Day nets €256 for Charity

Posted on December 24th, 2014

Pupils and teachers at Muire Gan Smál National School, Castleisland handing over the proceeds of their Christmas jumper day to representatives of the local branch of the Society of St. Vincent de Paul. Front: Alex Danowski, Maria Greaney, Shinora Riordan-Deery and Tadhg Nolan. Seated from left: Mary Frances O'Shea and Martha O'Mahony, teachers; Shauna Griffin, Maura Browne, acting principal; Báithín O'Mahony, Helen O'Donoghue, St. Vincent de Paul; Marie Brosnan, former principal and Liz Galwey, St. Vincent de Paul. ©Photograph: John Reidy — Pupils and teachers at Muire Gan Smál National School, Castleisland handing over the proceeds of their Christmas jumper day to representatives of the local branch of the Society of St. Vincent de Paul. Front: Alex Danowski, Maria Greaney, Shinora Riordan-Deery and Tadhg Nolan. Seated from left: Mary Frances O’Shea and Martha O’Mahony, teachers; Shauna Griffin, Maura Browne, acting principal; Báithín O’Mahony, Helen O’Donoghue, St. Vincent de Paul; Marie Brosnan, former principal and Liz Galwey, St. Vincent de Paul. ©Photograph: John Reidy

Staff and pupils of Muire gan Smál National School got in the Christmas spirit last week and did some worthy fundraising at the same time.

The school held a Christmas jumper day and asked that all who participated in the event make a small donation with no particular amount asked for.

Acting principal Maura Browne was thrilled with the end result. A whopping €256.was raised and presented to the Castleisland branch of the Society of St. Vincent de Paul.