VSO official charity partner of Rose of Tralee
18/02/2010 15:11:00
VSO are delighted to be an official charity partner of this year’s Rose of Tralee festival. The partnership follows on from the highly successful VSO ambassador role undertaken by the Rose of Tralee over the past two years. The 2008 Rose Aoife Kelly visited VSO programmes in Kenya and current Rose Charmaine Kenny recently returned from a visit to VSO programmes in Malawi.
VSO will be organising 14 of the upcoming county selections for the 2010 Rose of Tralee. The VSO nominated counties are Galway, Leitrim, Fermanagh, Donegal, Down, Antrim, Derry, Laois, Offaly, Carlow, Waterford, Tipperary, Cavan and Louth. The county selection events will take place throughout April.
All proceeds raised at the VSO Rose of Tralee county selections will ensure that our volunteers have the training and support to achieve meaningful change. Funds raised will allow VSO to play a significant role in the fight against poverty and disadvantage in developing countries.
Commenting on our partnership with the Rose of Tralee festival VSO director Malcolm Quigley said, “Like VSO, the festival is grounded in the volunteering spirit. The Roses of Tralee for 2009 and 2008, Charmaine Kenny and Aoife Kelly, have visited VSO programmes in the developing world and have helped to draw attention to the productive work VSO volunteers do in over 44 countries.”
For the upcoming events VSO would also welcome sponsorship from local businesses that wish to be involved in the county selections.
If you would like to find out how to become a Rose or nominate a family member or friend please visit www.roseoftralee.ie
If you wish to support VSO and fancy a great night out at one of our county selections please email john.white@vso.ie
