NEWS DIARY NOTICE: Friday 18 October 2019
What: The Spark Awards celebrate the heroes in our communities who are working at the grassroots to advance the UN Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs) and build a more sustainable future for all of us. These awards are the culmination of Spark Change, a collaborative project of The Wheel and Trinity College Dublin (TCD, supported by the Environmental Protection Agency (EPA). Over the past year, 64 community and voluntary groups have been working with us on local projects to make Ireland more economically, socially and environmentally sustainable. Eleven orgnaisations from across Ireland have been shortlisted in six categories. The Spark Change Awards ceremony will shine a light on their inspiring stories.
When? Friday, 18 October, 5pm-8pm
Where? Dublin Castle, Hibernia Conference Centre
Who? Eleven and voluntary projects have been shortlisted in six categories.
- Tidy Towns, Co. Meath
- Belturbet Zero Waste, Co. Cavan
- Community Wetland Forum, Nationwide
- Family Addition Support Network, Co. Louth
- Foodture, Nationwide
- Galway Cheshire House Band, Co. Galway
- Go Greener with Grangecon, Co. Wicklow
- Mayo Dark Skies, Co. Mayo
- Community Gardens, Co. Offaly
- St. Patrick’s Cathedral, Dublin
- Take Apart Carlow, Co. Carlow
Contact: Gert Ackermann, Communications Manager, The Wheel on 086 176 9287
About Spark Change: Spark Change is a collaborative project of The Wheel, the national association of community and voluntary orgnaisations and Trinity College Dublin. The project funded by the Environmental Protection Agency (EPA). The goal of Spark Change is to improve the economic, social and environmental sustainability of communities across Ireland, and to gather information on how community and voluntary activity is contributing to Ireland’s commitments to achieve the UN’s Sustainable Development Goals by 2030. See www.sparkchange.ie.
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