A Trip To The Cinema
Saturday, 16th July, saw our first children’s event of the summer, a trip to the cinema.
Autism West Cork hired the entire Park Cinema in Clonakilty for the sole use of our members and were able to show a selection of films to suit all tastes:
- Kung Fu Panda II
- Diary Of A Wimp Kid II
- Harry Potter And The Deathly Hallows II
In total we had 37 attendees (including parents/assistants) and people agreed it was a lovely relaxed atmosphere without the usual crowds and queues to be found at a cinema. Personally I was delighted to get to see the Harry Potter movie with less than 10 other people at the screening!
Many thanks must go to Dan O’Callaghan, the manager at the Park, and all his staff for opening the cinema early for us and being so accommodating.
Coffee Morning A Great Success
Autism West Cork held its first coffee morning today at The Venue, O’Donovans Hotel in Clonakilty. The event was a huge success and we had a great time meeting both parents of children with ASD and also local people and holiday makers who dropped in for a cuppa and to learn a bit more about autism.
In particular the committee would like to thank:
- Dena O’Donovan and the staff at O’Donovans Hotel for allowing us to use The Venue, supplying us with crockery and cutlery and supporting the coffee morning.
- Everyone who supplied cakes, scones and other goodies for sale. We had a huge spread and I’m pleased to say there was virtually nothing left at the end of the day.
- The staff of the Co-Action ASD team; Pablo, Mary and Tricia, and Margaret from the Clonakilty Co-Action office who dropped by to support us and to speak to parents and othr visitors.
- A big thank you to all the parents and the peoples of Clonakilty and further afield who came to support us. Your generosity in giving your time and money has been such a huge boost for us.
The final thank you is reserved for someone very special. When we totaled up the donations at the end of the day we found an anonymous donation to Autism West Cork for €1500. To say we were stunned is an understament. To our anonymous donor thank you so much from all the committee and from the children for whose benefit this will be used.