Spring Clean 2010

We would like to take this opportunity to express a sincere thank you to all the community groups, voluntary organisations and schools who participating in the event.

Once again this year we were delighted with the response we received. An impressive 66 groups registered with us and our partners Cork County Council collecting in excess of 1,000 bags of litter.

We have been involved in An Taisce’s Spring Clean initiative for three years and for the first time this year, in an effort to acknowledge the hard work and local effort and to encourage participation in the event, we at West Cork Development Partnership advertised a prize draw for any community group who registered with us.  At the outset, we were uncertain as to how much of a prize fund could be raised given the difficult economic climate. In the end, we were delighted to receive a total €2,300 from generous donators plus four reconditioned Dell laptops from WEEE Ireland.

In an attempt to spread the prize money effectively we decided to split the prize fund into five cash awards, one prize of €800, two prizes of  €500 and two prizes of €250.  As regards the laptops we decided to have one prize of two laptops and two prizes of one laptop.

We held the draw here in our offices on the 15th of June and are delighted to advise the results were as follows:

Cash prize raffle ………

1. Kealkill Tidy Towns – €800
2. Drinagh Community Association – €500
3. Union Hall Development Association – €500
4. Courcey’s Integrated Rural Development – €250
5. Co-Action Bantry – €250

Laptop prize raffle…..

1. Castlehaven National School – 2 Laptops
2. Timoleague Foroige – 1 Laptop
3. The Attic Youth Cafe Bantry – 1 Laptop

Unfortunately, we do not have something for everyone but we would like to wish all of the prize winners our warm congratulations.

We look forward to working with you all again next year.

Spring Clean 2010

West Cork Development Partnership in cooperation with Cork County Council are coordinating Spring Clean week throughout West Cork from this Monday 19^th of April to Monday 26^th of April.

By registering with West Cork Development Partnership, community groups and organisations received a spring clean pack consisting of enough rubbish bags, protective gloves and tabards to assist them in their efforts.  In addition, West Cork Development Partnership made contact with the relevant Council office to arrange a timely and efficient pick up of the collected rubbish. Please contact us on 023 8834035 to register your participation.

A prize raffle will be held in early May for the participating groups. We would like to thank the sponsors of the raffle prizes for their generous donations.

We’re offically on facebook

Here’s the link http://www.facebook.com/home.php?#/pages/West-Cork-Development-Partnership/268642445534

We intend to use this page for events that the West Cork Development Partnership run, to add photos of existing and past sucessful projects that the West Cork Development Partnership have funded.

Please invite all your facebook friends to become a fan of the West Cork Development Partnership and follow what we are doing.

Thanks and enjoy

Jobseekers workshop registration form

MACROOM AND CLONAKILTY WORKSHOPS ARE NOW FULL. WE ARE SORRY FOR ANY INCONVENIENCE CAUSED.

“thinking beyond limits”

Are you a JOB SEEKER?     GRADUATE?    ASPIRING ENTREPRENEUR?

Motivational speaker Kevin Kelly will deliver two one-day motivational workshops for those who are currently job seeking or looking to start their own enterprise in West Cork

For more information on Kevin Kelly visit his website www.kevinkellyunlimited.com

WHY?

“An excellent step in the right direction”

“Thoroughly enjoyable and inspiring day”

“The seminar has given me a self confident  approach in my quest for a new career”

-Quotes from previous participants

WHEN

20 January 2010 – 9.30 – 4.00

Castle Hotel, Macroom

21 January 2010 – 9.30 – 4.00

Fernhill House Hotel, Clonakilty

The interactive group workshops will cover:

• Brainstorming New Ideas – Thinking positively and doing differently
• Successful Goal Setting – How to move from in-action to action
• Communications Excellence – A one minute pitch on how to sell yourself
• Introduction to social networking
• Interview Techniques

Workshops including lunch cost €10. Register online at

www.wcdp.ie by filling in the registration form below or call Charmaine on 023-8834035

Thinking beyond limits-Motivational Workshops for job seekers and would-be entrepreneurs

We’d be delighted if you could print the poster below and display it where you think it could be of value to anyone in your community that is currently looking for work or thinking of starting a business. Click on the image to open in full size.