Nameste! (That's Hindi for 'hello')

Hello All,  I have been very lucky to meet some amazing women since getting involved with Cuidiu the Irish Childbirth Trust. Kym is one of them, who last week e-mailed me with some brilliant photo’s from her trip to India. Kym has been doing some excellent work to raise money to help Sightsavers New Delhi.

I thought that I would share this with you and if you can I encourage you to support Kym’s fundraising efforts over at www.mycharity.ie. Kym recently travelled to India at her own expense to learn more about how blindness effects people’s lives there and I have posted a few photos from her trip too. To see all of Kym’s photos on flickr click here.

From Kym….

Nameste! (That's Hindi for 'hello')

India is an incredible country of contrasts.  Delhi is a very run down crumbling city surrounded by shanty towns and people living in tents made from plastic bags. Almost every pavement or kerb has someone living beside it, many children were shoeless, dirty, some half naked. Whilst there were many other ordinary families on the metro too. The caste system seems to perpetuate the acceptance of poverty in so many.  It makes it very hard to better oneself and the dowry system makes it very hard too, that's only my opinion from the people I met there.  We travelled to Agra to the Taj Mahal and if anything the poverty, filth and chaos was worse.

As you know I have been doing some fund-raising for the clinic we visited.  I am so amazed and thrilled at everyone's generosity.  Blindness is a devastating and debilitating disability to suffer in this unequal society and the work at this clinic goes some way to preventing this misery.

If you would like to donate and haven't had an opportunity yet my appeal is still 'live' and if you're not in a position to help, do please keep Sightsavers in mind for some other time. I have created a fundraising page on www.mycharity.ie. On it you can read a few words about the project.

www.mycharity.ie/event/kymberly_dunne-flemings_event/  

Click on the link and it should bring you to the page or Paste this URL into your browsers or search under my name on the website.  You can sponsor the project via credit or debit card. Even €5 goes a long way.

Sincere thanks to all that supported this Fundraising.

Children on the street outside the Hope Foundation

Patients in the Womens Ward

Patients in the MalesWard

Congratulations Kym on all the hard work,

love the Yummy Mummies and Jetsetting Babies xxx

Big Toddle Success

Dear sunshine, thanks for coming out for the hour or so we needed to for the Big Toddle for Barnardos yesterday, we would love to see more of you so don't be shy!

Here are some photo's of yesterdays Big Toddle that we organised at our local Cuidiu playgroup. What a great day it was, the sun came out from behind the clouds and the rain held off just long enough for us to have some fun. A big thank you to all the children who participated, you are all stars and excellent toddlers! 



Also to all the Yummy Mummys and Hunky Hubbies who helped out we coudln't have done it without you. inally to all the parents who fundraised for their children the hundreds of dollars raised will go a long way between Cuidiu and Barnardos.... We are so excited for next years event it will be bigger and better! Yay!

Enjoy this gorgeous weather today.

Love the Yummy Mummies and the Jetsettig Babies

xxx

Amelie and Dylan Toddle for Barnardos

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Recently my husband and I decided that we wanted to do something together to give back a little to the community in which we live. We both love to volunteer but as our lives are now so busy with Amelie, working, blogging ;) and trying to have quality family time together we have found that we seem to be all about us and a little less about helping others. We discovered a great opportunity to take part in the Big Toddle for Barnardos and set about registering our own team and hosting our very first charity event for Barnardos and the local Cuidiu Toddler Group we go to each week.

All over Ireland thousands of toddlers are in training for the Big Toddle for Barnardos. We have decided to join forces with one of Amleie and Dylan's favourite playgroups the Cuidiu in Glenageary to help raise much need funds for Cuidiu and Barnardos. 25% of what we raise will go to Cuidiu and the other 75% to the wonderful children's charity Barnardos.

Over the past seven years the event has raised a total of €2 million euro and seen more than 112,500 children participate. The funding has enabled Barnardos to continue its work with more than 5,500 children and their families each year. Neighbours, friends and family can sponsor toddles online. Amelie and Dylan both have their own online sponsorship pages or you are welcome to sponsor us as a team Glenageary Cuidiu. The website also provides information on how to organise a toddle and there is still time to register and host a Toddle this summer.


Amelie's Sponsorship Page         Dylan's Sponsorship Page

Glenageary Cuidiu Sponsorship Page
For more information on Cuidiu visit their website http://www.cuidiu-ict.ie/
Visit http://www.barnardos.ie/?bigtoddle or phone 1850 222 300 for more information on the Big Toddle for Barnardos and how you can get involved.


If you have a baby or toddler that would like to take part in our Big Toddle in the Glenegary Cuidiu on Wednesday 22nd of June you can pick up a sponsorship pack at the next playgroup or comment with your e-mail address and we will get in touch.


Thankyou for supporting Cuidiu and of course the wonderful charity Barnardos.

Happy toddling to all,

Love the Yummy Mummies and the Jetsetting Babies

xxx