Adare’s four star Fitzgeralds Woodlands House Hotel & Spa has partnered with Focus Ireland, for a second year, in a bid to provide a Christmas gift for children who are homeless in the Mid-West area. Owners of the resort, The Fitzgerald Family, are appealing to hotel guests and patrons of Timmy Macs Bistro, Dick’s Bar, Woodlands Leisure Club and Revas Spa to join them in donating a gift for a child whose family has found themselves homeless this Christmas.
According to Focus Ireland, in September 2020, there were 1,128 families accessing emergency accommodation in Ireland. This includes 2,583 children. Moved by the fact that there are so many children living in the Mid-West area who do not have a place to call home this Christmas, the Fitzgerald Family are asking guests and patrons to purchase a gift for a child and send to the hotel by Thursday 10th December ready for Focus Ireland to distribute on time for Christmas Day.
Proprietor of Fitzgeralds Woodlands House Hotel & Spa Mary Fitzgerald said that they are pleased to be able to partner with Focus Ireland at this festive time. “As we all gather in our homes with family to celebrate Christmas, it is easy to forget that there are families who, for a host of reasons, do not have a home and some may be unable to provide gifts for their children.”
“For those of us who are able to buy an extra gift this Christmas, who better to buy for than one of the children who are homeless to make sure they have a present on Christmas Day. “
“I will be encouraging my own children to join me in thinking about what it would be like to find ourselves without a home and unable to provide for our children. Each of us will be adding an extra gift onto our Christmas shopping list as our way of sharing our Christmas with others, as will many of our staff and, we hope, our guests and patrons.”
Guests and patrons can post gifts to the hotel or drop them to the hotel reception from December 2nd, once the Government guidelines permit. For more information go to www.woodlands-hotel.ie.
