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Category Archives: FUNDRAISING EVENTS
We organize and host many fundraising events throughout the year in order to maintain our services to the local community.
Includes Ozanam Come Dancing, Forecast Competition, Bag-packing weekends and more.
Typetec has delivered best-in-class customer service since 1982. They’ve supported digital transformation across many of Ireland’s leading organisations over the past 40 years. Their people are our greatest asset and the reason why they’ve established long-lasting, trusted client relationships. They have kindly provided sponsorship of Ozanam Come Dancing 2022, as they generously done in previous years.
Ozanam Come Dancing would not take place as an event without the hard work and generosity of these companies that support us. Thank you!
Hello there, I’m Karen. I study Radiation Therapy at Trinity College but in my dreams, I am a professional dancer. Ha ha! When not in college, I work part-time.
I heard of Ozanam House quite recently through the Saint Vincent De Paul Society at college. There was an open invitation for anyone who wanted to take part in the dancing, and I quickly signed up.
I have taken various dance classes over the years from Contemporary to Hip Hop. Recently, I have been dancing with an amazing community of dancers known as Southside Moves that focus on Afro Dance with some Twerk classes.
Honestly, I’m hoping to finally get my Strictly Come Dancing moment on stage and that glitter ball (if it’s there) and to raise some funds for Ozanam House, of course. My biggest fear is this whole experience having to come to an end. I can already tell that its going to be an amazing journey.
James Hello guys, my name is James O’Leary. I’m a 21 year old student volunteer with Saint Vincent de Paul Trinity. I’m an Activity Leader in one of the after-school programmes in the Inner City. I have always loved working with kids, if not through SVP, as a Gaelic Football and Basketball Coach with Trinity Sports Summer Camps. The work that Ozanam House does for not only kids through their Youth Groups, but the wider local community is motivation enough for me to push through what lies ahead. I want to give this opportunity 110% as my part in helping facilitate the work Ozanam House does.
The minute I heard about this competition through our SVP President Ciara, I knew I had to do it! I had small bits of dancing experience from doing musicals and theatre shows growing up but I am always up to performing in front of a crowd. Mam had me watching Strictly Come Dancing as a child, so it was a dream to participate in a similar style of event. I am really excited to take on the challenge of learning a new dance from scratch, which is made much easier by having such a great partner in Karen, and a phenomenal dancing teacher in June. We are going to give a fiery, passionate and exciting performance for sure. We will be practising very hard, and would appreciate any donations. Thanks guys, and hope to see you all on show night!
If you would like to sponsor us, you can do so through the SVP website.
McCann FitzGerald offers expert, forward-thinking legal counsel to clients in Ireland and around the world with deep knowledge that spans a range of industry sectors. They have kindly provided sponsorship of Ozanam Come Dancing 2022, as they generously done in previous years.
Ozanam Come Dancing would not take place as an event without the hard work and generosity of these companies that support us. Thank you!
Tickets are now on sale for our BIG annual Fundraiser Ozanam Come Dancing.
Join our host Brendan Courtney, our celebrity Judges, Thommas Kane-Byrne, Eilish O’Carroll, Brian Keogh and the fantastic Katherine Lynch for a great night of fun, dance and fundraising.
Friday, November 18th at 7.30pm in Liberty Hall, Dublin 1.
Alison Hello, I am Alison, this is my first involvement with Ozanam House.
I’m a Team Leader in Tesco, where I’ve worked for over fifteen years. I’ve worked on several departments with copious amount of customer service skills. I also work with the Community Fund and help support local community causes through this.
I’ve no dance experience other than a few months of Irish Dancing when I was very young! I recently completed a Poundfit Pro course and teach the odd track with Carla Roberts. Poundfit is amazing and is a mix of Pilates and Cardio Jam using lightly weight drumsticks. I got involved with Ozanam Come Dancing because a friend from Collective Fitness suggested it to me and the rest is history!
I hope to give back to the community. I’m a volunteer for the Scouts and it’s so rewarding seeing the joy in children’s faces. I can only imagine how much Ozanam House gives back to the community. The cherry on top is learning how to dance and have fun!
My biggest fear is not being able to pick up the dance, I can be a jinx so say a prayer for me that I don’t injure myself between now and showtime!!
Sandra Hi! My name is Sandra and I became interested in Ozanam House through my work colleague Niamh. I love dancing, although I would consider myself an amateur. I am an advocate for Social Justice! So, it was a no brainer! I am so excited to be part of Ozanam House Strictly Come Dancing 2022; we’ll dance, have plenty of craic and raise money for a fantastic organisation.
If you would like to sponsor us, you can do so through the SVP website.
I worked as a volunteer with SVP years ago and became aware of Ozanam House and the brilliant programmes they offer. Our friends signed up for OCD and got us involved. I work in the area of Climate Education, helping businesses become more environmentally sustainable. I love dancing at parties and had to resort to dancing in the kitchen during Covid but we’ve never danced properly as a couple, even at our wedding. I hope to raise lots of funds for Ozanam House and surprise our family and friends with a knock out Charleston dance. Our friends who introduced us are extremely competitive but the fear of losing to them will spur us on!!
Peadar
My wife press ganged me into taking part to be honest. I’m delighted to be able to raise funds for Ozanam House and have a bit of craic along the way. When it comes to dancing, I’m no Fred Astaire. I did like a slow dance back in the day and dabbled in Irish Dancing as a young lad in Kildare. I’m an Engineer with Bord Gas Networks, my colleagues in work will be surprised to hear of this endeavour. We chose to learn the Charleston as it evoked fond memories of the dance scene in “It’s a Wonderful Life”, a movie we watch every Christmas with our daughters. I just hope that we don’t let them down:)
If you would like to sponsor us, you can do so through the SVP website.
Moninne Moninne is a Pharmacist working for Children’s Health Ireland. She heard about the great work of Ozanam House through her husband Conor, whose colleague Niamh works in the centre. Moninne’s dancing experience largely involves strutting her stuff at the odd nightclub back in the day, and enthusiastic participation in Line Dancing lessons in the Noughties. She is looking forward to expanding her repertoire and raising a few quid for this great cause in the process!
Conor Conor is a Teacher in Mount Temple Comprehensive School on the Malahide Road. Up to this point, his only dancing dream was to waltz through the Shamrock Rovers defence at Dalymount. He’s had plenty of dancing nightmares, including falling over in front of his classmates during Irish Dancing lessons in primary school. With the help of his lovely wife, Moninne, he hopes to leave such devastating trauma behind him on the night!
If you would like to sponsor us, you can do so through the SVP website.
Halpenny Golf with stores in Carrckmines, Drogheda, Lucan, Swords and a driving range beside the Airport at Cloghran have generously given their support to us for this event, as they have kindly done in previous years.
Ozanam Come Dancing would not take place as an event without the hard work and generosity of these companies that support us. Thank you!
Hi, my name is Sandra and together with my husband Noel we are delighted to take part in OCD for Saint Vincent de Paul. We heard about the Centre through a friend of ours who has been teaching the dance routines for OCD for the last few years. I have dance experience as I danced Ballroom & Latin Dance from a young age, and myself and my husband have taken part in other Strictly Come Dancing fundraisers for other local charities. Having visited the Centre and seen the amazing work they do for every age group, we are delighted to raise much needed funds for them. Here’s to a fantastic night!
If you would like to sponsor us, you can do so through the SVP website.
