Category: Corporate Social Engagement

Tandem was delighted to volunteer at @thecranncentre Santa’s visit on Saturday. We were privileged to play a small part in this wonderfully organised, and magical, Christmas event!

The children and their families were welcomed to an activity marquee where they adorned specially made Crann Centre Christmas tree ornaments, decorated ginger-bread men and did some festive colouring.
We then had the joy of guiding families to Santa’s grotto to meet the big man and saw first hand the wonder and excitement that it brought to the children.

The Crann Centre support children and adults living with congenital, progressive, or acquired neuro-physical disabilities, and their family members across Cork and Munster. Donations can be made here: https://cranncentre.ie/donate/

Many thanks to Evelyn Power, Tara O’Donovan, Anne O’Leary and all at the Crann Centre, and thanks also to the Tandem volunteers!

Last Thursday Tandem held a Bake sale in support of our 2024 charity partner, @cranncentre and we are thrilled to announce that we raised an amazing €500!

A huge thank you to our bakers for contributing their delicious treats and to everyone who donated and supported our fundraiser. Your generosity makes a real difference!

Team Tandem was delighted to spend the morning volunteering at the @cranncentre tackling some gardening tasks such as planting, weeding and clearing leaves.

It was a rewarding and fulfilling experience to help maintain the beautiful outdoor space for the families who benefit from the Crann Centre’s incredible services.

Tandem has participated in the Focus Ireland Shine a Light campaign for the fifth year running.

This annual event is hugely impactful in enabling Focus Ireland to undertake its valuable work. Focus Ireland works with people who are homeless or at risk of losing their homes across Ireland.

The event in 2023 resulted in:
📌255, 882 Meals provided.
📌17,526 people provided with advice and advocacy.
📌247 children given support from a child support worker.
📌297 people given access to educational services.

Tandem is delighted to support Focus Ireland and their goal to eradicate homelessness in Ireland. Team Tandem has raised €1,000 by sleeping out for Homelessness on October 11th. Many thanks to the participants and to all our sponsors.

Tandem was delighted to support Focus Ireland’s annual Big Busk event at Liffey Valley Shopping Centre on the 12th April.

Nationwide, buskers volunteered their time to entertain commuters and passers by as well as encouraging them to donate.

For more information on Focus Ireland please see: https://www.focusireland.ie/

Tandem hosted a cake sale in aid of Daffodil Day at their head office in Cork. With support from our team and neighbouring businesses we raised €500 for the Irish Cancer Society.

Daffodil Day is the Irish Cancer Society’s biggest fundraising event of the year. Supporting this event helps the Irish Cancer Society to provide services and support to cancer patients and their families across Ireland. For more information about how to get involved, please see: https://lnkd.in/ewxFD9Nf

Many thanks to those who baked, they did a fantastic job! Thanks too to everyone who contributed to our fundraising.

Rainbow Club Cork

Tandem was delighted to support the Rainbow Club in the setup of their annual Santa Experience. This is an incredible service that brings Santa to life for autistic children that would be overwhelmed to attend a mainstream Santa experience. Their Santa’s grotto is for every child, teen, young adult & their families. The Rainbow Club aim to make their Santa visit as stress free as possible for autistic children, and to help families enjoy the experience and create memories.  The Rainbow Club teaches people about Autism, how to live every day with it, and the challenges it brings to the child and family. They also provide multiple supports that are unavailable to families through normal healthcare channels.

Cork Penny Dinners Food Collection

Tandem commenced a series of lunch & learn workshops on the UN Sustainability Development Goals, the first of which was on Goal Number 1:  No Poverty. Following on from that discussion, Tandem organised a food collection for Cork Penny Dinners. It was carried out over a 2-week period when we asked the team in Tandem and neighbouring business to collect non-perishable food items, baby food, clean clothing, hats, scarves and gloves. Tandem is delighted to support Cork Penny Dinners who experience a huge demand for their services over Christmas.

Christmas Quiz in aid of Charity Partners L’Arche

Tandem held its annual Christmas Quiz on the 21^st December with all funds raised donated to our charity partners L’Arche Cork. The Christmas Quiz is a fun opportunity for the team to get together before breaking up for Christmas and raise some funds for our charity partners. This year we held a number of fundraisers for L’Arche and volunteered some labour in their sensory garden during the summertime. The Christmas quiz has raised over €500 for the charity. Thanks to all the team that participated in the quiz and made donations.

Tandem was delighted to collaborate with L’Arche as charity partners in 2023, supporting their goals and projects throughout the year.