Community Radio Youghal’ s new studios in Nagle House was the venue Monday last July the 29th as the Fundraising Committee from CRY presented a cheque to representatives from the Cork Association for Autism.
The cheque for €2238 was the result of a hugely successful joint Fundraiser between two Community Groups both in the process of raising funds for two new buildings which will safeguard the future and services of both organisations .
The R’ n B for Autism sponsored walk which took place on Sunday June 30th from Green Park to Redbarn and back raised a grand total of €4475 which was split evenly between the two organisations and was the first joint venture between the two organisation .
The organising committee from CRY104fm and Louise O Sullivan The Fundraising Manager of CAA paid a special tribute to all those who took part in the walk and raised money for these two worthy causes.
“The Cork Association for Autism (CAA) are currently fundraising to build a day service centre and residential cottages in Mogeely Co Cork – the CAA needs to raise €250,000 for this project to get off the ground”
The CAA is a charity that focuses on supporting adults with Autism and Asperger syndrome – the CAA supports each individual to live the very best life that they can lead with their disability – and the focus on the individual person at all times. Services that the CAA uses to support families are Respite, Residential Living, Home Support,Day Service, Outreach Programmes
These are the 5 key areas that the CAA believe and have the documented evidence that with autism specific supports, the Cork Association for Autism, changes lives – and the families lives that also support their adult child.
Meanwhile work is almost complete on a major new Community resource for Youghal and the surrounding rural areas that being the development of new radio studios, together with office and training facilities at Nagle House which will be the new home of Community Radio Youghal
The station has well in excess of 100 people actively volunteering in several capacities. Community Radio Youghal is registered as an accredited training centre and began to roll out accredited training courses in the Summer of 2011 – at little or no cost to volunteers and at a moderate or zero cost for non-volunteers
