The Hope Foundation

Are you looking for a new year get-together with your colleagues? Did you miss out on a festive night out? Join us for our Ladies Lunch & Fashion Show on March 7th at Lawlor’s Hotel Naas! Enjoy a prosecco reception, a delicious 3-course lunch, and wonderful entertainment with some special guests. Tickets are available to purchase now at: https://shorturl.at/5vgX1 For further information contact Sheila Zebedee at sheila@hopefoundation.ie

Thank you to the wonderful O'Flynn Group for participating in & contributing to our recent Christmas Jumper Campaign.

Our Annual Dublin Fundraising lunch will take place on Friday 9th May 2025 at the 5 star InterContinental Hotel. The event will begin at midday with a prosecco reception followed by a 4 course lunch with wine and an auction and raffle with incredible prizes. The HOPE Dublin Lunch is one of the flagship events in our fundraising calendar – both raising awareness about the work of HOPE in Kolkata and raising much needed funds. Tickets can be purchased here at a special early bird price: https://lnkd.in/esZSqW7R

If you have a moment please watch this video by The 100 Million Trees Project. Dr David Mulcahy, who is the co-founder of 100 Million Trees, is at Togherstown in Co Westmeath, planting 4,000 trees with Anthony & Margaret Childs who bought them at auction at our HOPE Gala Ball last September. A huge thank you to Dr Mulcahy and the 100 million trees team for their incredible work and to Anthony & Margaret Childs for their contribution to HOPE & locally enhancing biodiversity.

Join us for an afternoon of food, fun, and fundraising at our Annual Cork Lunch on Friday, April 4th at The Maryborough House Hotel. Kick off the afternoon with a prosecco reception accompanied by live music, followed by a delectable 3-course meal with wine. The event will feature an exciting raffle and auction, with amazing prizes to be won! Special Guests to be announced soon—stay tuned! Don’t miss this wonderful opportunity to make a difference to children in Kolkata, India while enjoying a fabulous event. Tickets can be purchased here: https://lnkd.in/e9WAjp7y Contact Aoife Bulman for more information.

With the help of Specsavers Ireland, HOPE established a Blindness Eradication Programme in Kolkata across street-connected and slum-dwelling communities and schools through community based camps and special eye clinics in our HOPE Hospital. We are so grateful for Specsavers Ireland’s unwavering support and commitment to this programme and partnership. We are so proud of what has been achieved so far and were delighted to be awarded The Corporate Charity Partnership of the Year Award at the Charities Institute Ireland “Charity Excellence Awards 2024”. HOPE welcome all forms of corporate involvement with our foundation, whether that be a once-off general donation or longer term commitment. We are open to hearing your ideas and offering proposals to align with the nature and needs of your business and CSR Programmes. Please get in touch with our Corporate Engagement Officer Elle O Sullivan, McCarthy at elle@hopefoundation.ie

Would you or your colleagues like to travel to India in 2025? Join us for this charity trek in October 2025. You will walk in the majestic Himalayan foothills in the north of India in the state of Sikkim. This is a trek that caters to all fitness levels in a moderate climate, walking in forests, spice plantations and through local villages and farmland. People of all ages and from all walks of life have enjoyed this life enhancing experience with HOPE. A unique aspect of this trip is that you will also visit HOPE’s projects working with street-connected children and vulnerable families in Kolkata (Calcutta) where you can see how your funds are helping change lives. All profits go towards helping change children’s lives and offering them safety, dignity and opportunities for a better future. For more information please visit https://lnkd.in/e6XENX2X or email Aoife Bulman at aoife@hopefoundation.ie

The Hope Foundation Ladies Lunch & Fashion Show 2025 is taking place on March 7th at Lawlor’s Hotel Naas at 12.30pm. This special event promises an exciting day of fashion! Enjoy a prosecco reception, a delicious 3-course lunch, and wonderful entertainment with some special guests. Tickets are available to purchase now at: https://shorturl.at/5vgX1 or contact Sheila Zebedee for more information.

Thank you so much to the Cork Branch Irish Hotels Federation. We are so grateful to your wonderful generosity to HOPE

Huge thank you to the wonderful Eurofins PSS Insourcing Solutions!