Drogheda Praxis Care clients and staff recently completed the 25 km Boyne Valley Camino walk to fundraise for a sensory garden at the Hub service in Drogheda.
The Hub is a day service that caters for adults with a diagnosis of autism, intellectual disability and/or complex needs located beside the Rugby Club at Ballymakenny Road, offers individualised day activities that promote social inclusion within the local community.
The group walked the entire trail raising over €1200 so far but supporters can still make a donation by clicking on to The Hub’s fundraising page HERE
The garden will help the service users to expand their skills and enjoy the benefits of time spent in nature. Along the way, they visited Tullyallen, Oldbridge, Townley Hall and Mellifont Abbey.
Pierce Delamere, one of the day service attendees who participated in the walk, said the best bit was Tullyallen.
“I enjoyed the craic with my peers and staff,” he said, “It was good fun and craic and it was sunny.” When asked if he’d do it again, he gave a resounding, “Yes!”
Participants included Aaron Thornton, Anna-Marie Holdcroft (Activity Facilitator), Catherine Guilfoyle (Activity Facilitator), Christopher Reilly, Cormac Corboy, Denise Gillespie (Activity Facilitator), Dominic Costello, Donal Durnin, Emma-Louise Muckian (Activity Facilitator), Fiona Woods (Activity Facilitator), Gareth Morgan (Team Leader), Jean Moore (Activity Facilitator), Johanna Dunphy (Activity Facilitator), John Brady, John Joe Reilly, Kayleigh McHugh (Activity Facilitator), Laura Farrell (Activity Facilitator), Loretta Durrigan (Activity Facilitator), Luke Owens, Martin Vaughy, Pierce Delamere, Sadhbh Ronan, Shane Clarke, Shauna Tiernan (Activity Facilitator) and Shirley O`Connor (Activity Facilitator).
In the Republic of Ireland, Praxis Care supports almost 600 people with conditions ranging from autism to complex physical disabilities at 23 sites and facilities. The Hub in Drogheda supports 27 people as a day centre.
