Shaw’s Department Stores Have Raised Over €100,000 For Children’s Health Foundation Crumlin

Shaw's has a department store on Duke Street, Athy.

Shaw’s Department Stores have today announced that they have raised more than €100,000 for Children’s Health Foundation Crumlin, supporting sick children and their families in Children’s Health Ireland at Crumlin; far exceeding their original €30,000 charity partnership target.

Shaws plan to raise the bar even higher throughout the remainder of 2022 through their participation in Children’s Health Foundation’s series of Dare to be Brave events, including a 13,000 feet skydive challenge.

In addition to this, Shaws will also be hosting a variety of in-store fundraising events in the coming months to raise vital, life-saving funds for Children’s Health Foundation Crumlin, and are calling on their customers to dig-deep and help them continue their efforts to help give every sick child the very best chance.

When partnering with Children’s Health Foundation Crumlin, Shaws originally aimed to raise €30,000 over two years for the sick children and their families who are cared for in Children’s Health Ireland at Crumlin.

Commenting on the success of their partnership at today’s €100,000 cheque presentation, Conrad Digan, CEO of Shaws Department Stores said: “I am very proud of our Shaws team and our loyal customers who have helped us raise this staggering figure.

"Throughout this partnership our colleagues have demonstrated passion and commitment in fundraising for this truly great cause. The relationship built between Children’s Health Foundation and Shaws has gone from strength to strength, and I look forward to the remainder of 2022”

Denise Fitzgerald, Chief Executive of Children’s Health Foundation said: “We are quite simply blown away by the incredible support that Shaws Department Stores have shown sick children and their families in Children’s Health Ireland at Crumlin.

"The entire Shaws team across the country took the little patients in Crumlin into their hearts and undertook a whole range of fun, exciting and challenging fundraising events and initiatives to reach this phenomenal fundraising total.

"On behalf of the entire Children’s Health Foundation Team and the staff, families and patients in Children’s Health Ireland at Crumlin, thank you for supporting the urgent and life-saving work that happens in the hospital every minute of every day.”