Autism Assistance Dogs Ireland - AADI

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Caolan and Meadhbh on top of the bags of clothes they sold to raise funds for our puppies

Mevagh ICA present Sinead and Caolon butler with a chq for €480 raised from their annual memorial walk for Lynn McLaughlin

2 Birthday at the Hibernian Hotel, Mallow
Volunteer Recruitment Day
and Launch of first Charity Pin

Mayor of Mallow Dan Joe Fitzgerald with puppy in Training Lexie

Mayor of Mallow with pupils from Mallow No1 national school holding their pins

World Autism Awareness Day - 2012
Turn your town blue campaign

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Clonmel Town FC race night Fundraiser
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The Local Bar, Clonmel, Co Tipperary

The whole team at aadi would like to give special thanks to Nicola O’Donnell and her family and friends for their very successful Race night fundraiser held in the Local Bar in Clonmel on the 16th March.

A fantastic sum of €2,700 was raised on the night.

Well done everyone, looks like you all had a brilliant evening.

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puppies in training and assistance dogs celebrate
St Patrick’s Day 2012
at various parades around the country

Staff, puppy fosterers with their puppies in training and friends of aadi
take part in Mallow’s 25 St Patrick’s Day parade.
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Assistance dog Thorpe at the Portlaoise parade with the shaw family and special guest “The Gruffalo”

Volunteer behaviourist Sophia Fensome with aadi puppy Iggy at Ballincollig parade in conjunction with Riverview Veterinary Group

COFFEE MORNING FUNDRAISER – THE GALLERY RESTAURANT, MALLOW

On the 8 December 2011 3 transition students – Kate Shine, Sarah McCarthy and Rebecca Mahoney - from St Marys, Mallow hosted their first fundraising event.
This was part of their aadi school training programme and they threw themselves into arranging, advertising and hosting a very successful morning for both the charity and the girls.

Sarah McCarthy selling her lovely homemade goodies

Rebecca Mahoney, Conor Carroll and Kate Shine with aadi puppy in training Lexie

Conor Carroll, Katherine Shine, Rebecca Mahoney, Brian and Tricia O’Flynn with their baby Darragh and aadi puppy in training Earl, Sarah McCarthy and Kate Shine

EPS cheque presentation – 28 November 2011

aadi’s corporate partner EPS very generously donated €1,500 towards our 2012 charity calendar.

James Murphy with aadi puppy Lexie, Jennifer Jones, Pat Buckley, Sinead Bowells, Breeda Clancy aadi director of Fundraising with puppy Earl, Helen Jones, Marion Buckley and Audrey Browne

Ann McDonagh and Emma Murphy of Aviva Insurance Europe presenting aadi Director of Fundraising Breeda Clancy with an anonymous donation of €1,000

Memebrs of the Banteer Macra Na Fierme presenting aadi Director of Fundraising Breeda Clancy with €2,500 that they raised on their fun run for aadi

Cork Racecourse Sales Manager Mary Kelly reunited with aadi puppy Earl

Kellie, Breeda and Nuala show their true colours at the very successful Haloween Party at The Lodge, Mallow

Blackpool Shopping Centre Calendar sale and collection
1, 2, 3 December 2011

As part of their aadi school training programme, transition year students from St Mary’s girls school, Mallow and The Patrician Academy boys school, Mallow spent 2 days at Blackpool shopping centre selling calendars and bucket collecting.

Rebecca Mahoney, Kate shine and Sarah McCarthy of St Mary’s, Mallow

Rowan Bray and Conor Carroll of The Patrician Academy with aadi puppy in training Earl

CARRIGALINE SUPERVALU CALENDAR SALE 11 AND 12 NOVEMBER

We spent 2 days in Carrigaline supervalu with a fantastic bunch of volunteers selling our calendars and merchandise. We had a great time meeting many generous, supportive people who enjoyed meeting several of our puppies and learning about our organisation.

Also there was the 96fm roadshow who posed for photos with aadi puppy Earl and gave our calendar sale a plug over the airwaves.

Special thanks to members of the Carrigaline Lions club who gave up their time to help us on the 2 days.

Louise Griffin and Mark Ginn with Earl

Earl meeting the gang of the 96fm road show – Roger, Clodagh and Ken

Michelle Murphy and Mary Tuohy with Earl

Charlie Mehegan with aadi puppy Amy and James Bond

2012 Calendar Launch with Ireland and Munster rugby hero Ronan O'Gara

Nuala, Jill, Ronan O'Gara, Earl and Breeda

Kellie, Earl, Breeda, Nuala, Jill and Kate Kenefick (aadi board member)

MALLOW TESCO CALENDAR SALE 3, 4 AND 5th NOVEMBER

We spent 3 days in Mallow Tesco with a fantastic bunch of volunteers selling our calendars and merchandise. We had a great time meeting many generous, supportive people who enjoyed meeting several of our puppies and learning about our organisation.

Special thanks to all our wonderful volunteers who helped us over the three day, to Tescos for permitting us to hold the sale and to every one who purchased our calendars.

aadi’s Kellie with Ciara Murphy and the beautiful Meg

Nial Buckley and Dave Buckley

KILMEEN NATIONAL SCHOOL BAKE AND CAKE SALE

After reading literature about assistance dogs to her 6 class, teacher Maria Keohane decided to hold a bake and cake sale as a fundraiser for aadi. All the class got involved with baking and then selling the cakes which raised a fantastic sum of €481.
On 11 November aadi’s Kellie travelled with puppy Earl, to Clonakilty to meet the pupils of 6 class to answer their questions and receive their cheque from the fundraiser.
Earl had an amazing time meeting all the children and getting plenty of love.

Thank you to everyone involved.

aadi puppy Earl loving the attention from the 6 class pupils of Kilmeen National

aadi’s Kellie and Earl being presented with the cheque by Class teacher Maria Keohane

Mahon Point Calendar Sales

A very excited Aaron Hull meeting Earl and Duke

Cork’s Red FM DJ’s Amy and Shane meeting Duke

Puppy boarder Hilary Clarke with aadi puppy Duke and his foster family Siobhan Bloomfield, Daren Jordan and Nadya Denny

Earl meets twins Hassan and Hussein Benhaffaf and their big sister Iman

Matthew Glavin with aadi puppy Iggy

aadi puppy Earl gets a belly rub from Colm Buckley

Cobh Flag Day

The town of Cobh, Co Cork was delighted to meet the stilt walkers provided by Janzo Street Arts. Puppy fosterer and client Fiona English and her family coordinated our Cobh this flag day on our behalf.

Oisin and aadi puppy Amy exhausted after a long day at Cobh, Co Cork

aadi puppy Lexie meets the Cork ladies footbll teram
with Shane Hayes and the Brendan Martin cup

Rathfarnham Parish Church annual Pet Service - 17 September 2011

Lisa Ryan addresses the annual pet service on behalf of aadi at Rathfarnham Parish church

Rev Anne Taylor blessing the pets at the annual pet service

Rev Anne Taylor with Lisa Ryan and her dog Ellie and some of the Parishioners with their pet dogs

30th Evening Echo Womens Mini-Marathon - 25th Sept 2011

A sea of red aadi t-shirts to commence the race

Fiona English and her girls – smiling as they realise they’ve made it!

Fiona English and her girls smiling as they cross the finishing line.

A women’s only marathon wasn’t going to keep all the guys away!