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Maeve Curtis - the woman behind the Dundalk Simon Community sleep out that has raised €120,000
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Maeve Curtis is the woman behind the annual Dundalk Simon Community sleep out that has raised an incredible €120,000 for the local homeless charity over the last eight years.
The fundraising event, which takes place every Christmas at Market Square, was the brainchild of Maeve, along with her husband Terry, and has become the biggest fundraising event for the Dundalk Simon Community.
Even the pandemic wasn’t going to stop Maeve with the event going virtual this year and raising an astonishing record of €50,000.
A north Louth family say they were overwhelmed by the response to a festive charity fundraiser they launched at the end of 2020.
Roisin Carolan and her family lit up their Kilkerley home in early December, with an illuminated display of decorations.
They invited local people to visit, and enjoy the festive scenes, and also make a donation to the online fundraiser.
Although the family do like to decorate outside their home each festive season, they added a few special touches for 2020. It was such a very tough year on everyone, and we thought that we would go the extra mile by lighting up the darkness in aid of the Dundalk Simon Community, said Roisin.