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  • OVER €80,000 TO SUPPORT YOUTH ORGANISATIONS IN WATERFORD CITY | 2011 12 07

    At a function on Wednesday, 7 December 2011 Waterford Youth Committee allocated over €80,000 to a large number of organisations in Waterford City.  The monies were made available from the Minister for Children & Youth Affairs, Ms Frances Fitzgerald, TD, as part of the Annual Youth Grants Scheme 2011 which is administered by Waterford Youth Committee (City of Waterford VEC) 

    OVER €80,000 TO SUPPORT YOUTH ORGANISATIONS

     

    At a function on Wednesday, 7 December 2011 Waterford Youth Committee allocated over €80,000 to a large number of organisations in Waterford City.  The monies were made available from the Minister for Children & Youth Affairs, Ms Frances Fitzgerald, TD, as part of the Annual Youth Grants Scheme 2011 which is administered by Waterford Youth Committee (City of Waterford VEC)

     The following organisations received grant aid as follows: 

     

    UNIFORMED AND RESCUE TRAINING

     

    1st Waterford Sea Scouts

    1,850

    St Paul's Scout Group

    3,100

    Waterford Scout Venture Group

    1,500

    Waterford District IGG

    1,000

    Waterford City Guides

    1,000

    Ferrybank Scout Group

    3,500

    St Nicholas Brownies

    800

    Cnoc Eoin Brownies

    900

    St Patrick's Ladybirds

    1,000

    De La Salle Scout Group

    2,750

    WSC Scouting Ireland

    1,500

    33rd Company Girls' Brigade

    1,000

    Irish Red Cross Waterford - Cadet Unit

    1,000

    Order of Malta

    1,000

    Sacred Heart Scout Group

    1,200

    1st Boys Brigade Waterford

    2,800

     

    YOUTH CLUBS

     

    Rise & Shine Youth Group

    3,500

    Foroige Dristrict Council

    3,000

    66 Jump Street Foroige Club

    2,660

    Outrage Foroige Club

    3,100

    Ardkeen Foroige Group

    1,220

    MSJ Fóroige Youth Café

    2,000

    The Bl@@ club

    1,500

    Mount Sion Foroige Club

    1,100

     

    CULTURE

     

    City of Waterford Brass

    1,000

    Barrack Street Concert Band

    2,500

    Thomas Francis Meagher Band

    1,200

    Ted & Mary O'Regan Arts Bursary

    1,000

    De La Salle Scout Pipe Band

    2,350

    Maranatha Christian Church

    700

    Imagine Arts Festival

    1,000

     

    SPECIAL NEEDS

     

    Down Syndrome Ireland- Waterford

    1,980

    Riding for the Disabled

    2,000

    Irish Pilgrimage Trust

    1,800

    Waterford Equestrian Special Olympics

    700

    Fun 4 All

    2,600

      

     VOLUNTARY MANAGED YOUTH PROJECTS

     

    WVYC Awards

    3,403

    WVYC  

    4,500

    Info & Support Unit

    1,800

    Waterford Youth Training Fund

    3,900