Trocaire

During Lent we normally have our annual raffle. At the moment we are not sure if we will be back in school before Easter.

Please find attached a letter in relation to Trocaire, the information from Trocaire below or see the resources on the Trocaire website.

On this year’s Trócaire Box there are two amazing women, Awut and Ajak, who showed such kindness to each other, it helped them survive against the odds. This Lent we need your support and that of your school more than ever so we can help families like Awut's and Ajak's. We understand that you also need support during these challenging times. Therefore, we will provide you with weekly fun and engaging, curriculum based, activities to inspire kindness in your students. All of these activities are suitable for home schooling. How your school can help If it becomes safe to do so we will send Trócaire Boxes to your school. In the meantime, your students can create and build their very own Trócaire Box with our new ‘My Trocaire Box’ activity. Click here for more information and to download the activity. We’ll send weekly emails with activities exploring the themes from this year’s Lent story. Students will then be encouraged to reflect and represent their learnings on the panels of the box. Your students can watch this short video to learn about our work through the stories of Awut and Ajak, and what they can do to support Trócaire this Lent. (please advise parents that the video is online)

Help support families like Awut's and Ajak's by filling your Trócaire box Designing the box is just the first step, we need your help filling those boxes! Please encourage your students and their families to be as generous as possible and put whatever they can spare aside to support our vital work. We can also take donationsonline. Need Inspiration? No problem! In our weekly emails we will be sharing tips on how to fundraise. What’s more this year, the Lent campaign is part of UK Aid Match, meaning public donations given between 17 Feb 2021 and 16 May 2021 will be doubled by the UK government, up to £2m. Furthermore, if a donor signs up for a monthly gift, or increases their monthly gift, before the 16 May 2021, up to three of their instalments will be matched! Thank you so much for your support, it means the world to us especially at this difficult time. If you need anything from us please emailschools@trocaire.org

Kindest regards, The Trócaire Schools Team