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President Mary McAleese - Building Bridges - with a foreword by Seamus Heaney. |
All royalties from the sale of this book will go to Gaisce - The President's Award.
Gaisce is a registered charity
WHY NOT ORDER COPIES FOR YOUR CLIENTS, FRIENDS, FAMILY AND STAFF? Cost: €25 per copy inc delivery to a single address. |
For more information please contact:
John T. Murphy of Gaisce - The President's Award at 01 6707005 or jtmurphy@gaisce.ie
Note: The author, President Mary McAleese served as President of Ireland for 14 years from 1997 until the end of 2011. As President of Ireland she was Patron of Gaisce - The President's Award.
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GAISCE'S NEW HOUSE!!!! |
Gaisce - The President's Award has moved (July 2010). |
Gaisce has moved from their office in Dublin Castle to Ratra House, North Road, Phoenix Park, Dublin 8.
Our new telephone number is: 00 353 1 6171999.
Fax number: 00 353 1 6707060.
E-mail: mail@gaisce.ie Web site: www.gaisce.ie
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2012
Award Presentation Ceremonies Dates & Venues:
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Completion sheets for all ceremonies - except for Gold award ceremonies as different requirements apply - should be forward as soon as possible to ensure inclusion in the ceremony as places will be on a 'first come first served' basis. |
GOLD AWARD PRESENTATION CEREMONY 2012.
No date has been confirmed yet for the 2012 Gold Award Presentation Ceremony but it will probably be during Autumn 2012
Gold Award Participants who wish to be considered for the 2012 ceremony should get their projects/portfolios to us before the end of May 2012.
Some suggestions to help you put together your project/portfolio.
1. An introduction.
Introduce yourself (where you were born and grew up, where you went to school etc)
Mention if you are the holder of a previous Award or Awards. If so, is the Gold Award with the same PAL. If not, who was your PAL for the other Award(s)?
Why you decided to go for the Gold Award.
2.One page (approximately 300 to 400 words) on each section of your Award. The highs and lows etc.
3.Conclude with what you personally got from going for and completing the challenge of the Gold Award.
4.Include things like photographs, copies of certificates attained, route maps etc.
The above is a guideline only. We look forward to receiving your personal account of your challenge for the Gold Award.
Don’t forget to include your Record Book (showing the verifying signatures for each activity and a Completion Sheet (filled in by your PAL) – both of these signed by your PAL to guarantee that the standards of Gaisce – The President’s Award have been complied with in full and that everything agreed for the challenge of the Gold Award has been completed.
COMPLETION SHEETS:
Completion sheets for all ceremonies - except Gold award ceremonies - should be forward as soon as possible to ensure inclusion in the ceremony as places will be on a first come first served basis. They must be with HQ a minimum of ten days prior to the Presentation Ceremony to be considered for inclusion in the ceremony.
Completion sheets should not be forwarded for consideration until all of the agreed activities undertaken by the participants have been carried out to the standard of the Award - including the Adventure Journey.
Please ensure that fully filled in completion sheets are returned to the Gaisce HQ as soon Award activities undertaken by the participant have been completed and verified inc Adventure Journey before the Completion Sheets are sent for processing.
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2012 Visits |
Development Officer visits |
If you would like to make an appointment for one of our Development Officers to visit your group to give a presentation on the award please contact us at 01 6171999. E-mail: mail@gaisce.ie
You can also contact Development Officers directly:
Stephen Peers: 087 2868717. E-mail: speers@gaisce.ie
Hugh MacConville: 087 2441270 hmacconville@gaisce.ie
Mary Yore: 087 2426293. E-mail: myore@gaisce.ie (Mary is on M. Leave and will return to work in March 2012)
Marion Irwin: 087 6290788 . E-mail:mirwin@gaisce.ie
Michael Collins: 087 2458612. E-mail:mcollins@gaisce.ie
Please ring: 01 6171999 or e-mail: mail@gaisce.ie
Early booking is advised.
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SCHEDULE OF TRAINING WORKSHOP FOR NEW AND EXISTING PALS
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Click here to access the booking form. Return to Gaisce by fax or as an e-mail attachment. |
Forthcoming workshops 2012/2013:
Please check back regularly for the dates for forthcoming PAL Training Workshops.
If you would like a visit by one of our Development Officers to talk about operating the Award please get in touch with us at 00 353 1 6171999. E-mail: mail@gaisce.ie
or click on the contact us button on the menu bar on our home page.
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PAL RECOGNITION - CIVIC MERIT AWARD.
Next ceremony will take place during 2012
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No date has been confirmed yet for the 2012 Civic Merit Award Presentation Ceremony. Please check back regularly.
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PALS that have been involved with us for five years or more can have their efforts on behalf of Gaisce formally recognised at an Award Ceremony where certificates are presented by The President.
If you have five years or more voluntary service with Gaisce - The President's Award and would like to be included in our next ceremony or if you know of a PAL that you would like to nominate please contact us at 01 61 71 999 for a nomination form.
You can also download a form - click on forms download on the menu bar.
Please return forms as soon as possible as numbers will be limited and invitations to attend the event will be sent on a first come first served basis.
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Every summer. |
A 4 day event with Gaisce and the Defence Forces.
GET YOUR LETTER OF APPLICATION IN AS SOON AS POSSIBLE |
A great experience in the Wicklow Mountains
with the 2nd Field Artillery Regiment of The Irish Defence Forces.
If you are interested in being considered for a place on the next event (sometime during early summer of 2012) please write to us (1 page) stating why you would like to take part.
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Hillery Medal |
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5 Hillery Medals (named in honour of our founding Patron, Dr Patrick J. Hillery) were presented to five individuals who have given their service to Gaisce continuously for a minimum of twenty one years.
They were presented by our Patron, President Mary McAleese, in the presence of Dr Maeve Hillery - widow of the founding Patron of Gaisce - The President's Award, Dr Patrick J. Hilldery.
Further information from: John T. Murphy, Director of Development at Gaisce - The President's Award. Tel: 01 61 71 999 or jtmurphy@gaisce.ie
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Gaisce in Partnership with Macra na Feirme |
Are you looking for a President's Award Leader for your Silver or Gold Award outside of the school/college system? |
If so, please make contact with us and we will put you in touch with a local Macra Leader that has registered with us as a PAL.
Contact us on 01 6171999 or mirwin@gaisce.ie if you have any queries.
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