Rememberance Mass for Fr. Con Keogh. Marianella. November 30th

Participants who completed ‘Your Mental Health and Caring for it’ in Cork recently

Steering Committee of South Tipperary Action Network (STAN). Left to right: David Green and  Maeve Martin (HSE), Linda Thorpe (Mental Health Ireland), Angela Joy (HSE),  Maurene Howell (GROW), Julie White and Ann Ryan (South Tipp County Council).  The website was launched on October 10th and can be found at www.stanmentalhealth.ie .  

Joe Malone recently parachuted from an aeroplane at over 10,000ft to raise funds for GROW. It was a great day full of entertainment along with the sky dives at Kilkenny Airfield. Well done and thank you Joe.

June 2011 Mini Marathon For GROW

Thank you to Pauline Simpson from New Ross who raised funds for GROW running in the June Mini Marathon.

Pauline Simpson

South East Regional Weekend May 2011

The Gospel Choir

Patricia and Friend at Regional Weekend

The Ladies Mini Marathon. June 6th 2011

Thanks to Mary, Julie & Peggy who ran for GROW.

AWARDS

GROW in Ireland Midland Region was recently shortlisted for the Healthcare Innovation Awards 2011.  The ceremony was held in the Burlington Hotel on May 6th.  GROW was shortlisted in the Health Promotion Project Category for their work on the Gatekeepers' Community Education Programme.  There were 27 entries in this category and the Gatekeepers' Course came in the final seven.   We received a certificate of merit.   The winner in this category was the Irish Heart Foundation with their F.A.S.T. Campaign on how to deal with signs of a stroke.(Face, Arms, Speech, Time).