A great idea.
A new national fundraising campaign called Millennial of the Year has been launched, as 100 young people around Ireland attempt to raise over €100,000 in aid of Down Syndrome Ireland.
The fundraising competition was founded in 2018 by Corkman Daniel Hinds. He and a committee of 13 young graduates came to the conclusion that there was one obvious reason for the money being raised – to help improve the lives of their fellow millennials.
In 2018, less than 5% of people with Down syndrome in Ireland are employed full time. The organisation has noted that this pales in comparison to Washington DC, where over 85% of people with Down syndrome have secured such employment.
For this reason, the committee decided the 2018 MOTY competition will do their best to make a change by fundraising €100,000 to help fund Down Syndrome Ireland’s national EmployAbility Programme.
Everyone who takes part is challenged to raise €1,000 over four months, while their business endeavours will be judged by a panel of 10 high-profile Irish figures.
Contestants will be judged under five different categories: Most money fundraised, fastest to €1,000, most awareness raised, most innovative event and best online presence.
The judging panel includes the CEO of Down Syndrome Ireland Gary Owens, Minister of Disability Issues Finian McGrath, Irish Rugby players Rory Scannell & Dan Leavy, Radio Presenter Conall O’Morain and RTE’s Shay Byrne among others.
For more information on the fundraiser you can visit Down Syndrome Ireland’s website here.
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