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.

Sandra and Alison https://www.svp.ie/fundraiser/sandra-and-alison/

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Check out more info about OCD and how you can help:

https://www.svp.ie/fundraiser/ozanam-come-dancing-2022/

Tickets are €25 and are ON SALE NOW from TICKET SALES.

Áine

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.

Áine and Peadar https://www.svp.ie/fundraiser/aine-and-peadar/

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Check out more info about OCD and how you can help:

https://www.svp.ie/fundraiser/ozanam-come-dancing-2022/

Tickets are €25 and are ON SALE NOW from TICKET SALES.

Ozanam Come Dancing is back and we kicked off with our first rehearsal night on Tuesday! We have 9 very excited couples and it is already setting out to be one fantastic event!

To enquire about the event, how to donate, how to get involved or for any other info, just email us at niamh@ozanamhouse.ie or call us at (01)8742804.

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