# Architects 'open door' for homeless

- Link: https://fundraising.co.uk/2006/04/25/architects-039open-door039-homeless/
- Published: 2006-04-25T23:00:00+01:00
- Author: Howard Lake

The Royal Institute of the Architects of Ireland (RIAI) and the Simon Communities
of Ireland have joined forces for a unique fundraising initiative called Simon Open
Door. RIAI architects around the country will open their offices on Saturday May
27, 2006, to give members of the public an hour’s private consultation in return
for a ‚€50 donation to Simon.

All participating architects are giving their time for free and every cent raised
will go directly to the Simon Communities.

The Simon Open Door initiative will give members of the public the chance to get
informal professional advice on how best to develop their dream building project
whether it’s building a house, adding an extension or creating more living space.
They will have the added bonus of helping to provide homes for those who need them
most.

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Last year the initiative raised over ‚€25,000 and the RIAI and Simon hope to meet
and exceed that figure in 2006.

Ellie O’Donnell, National Fundraiser, Simon Communities of Ireland, said Open Door
was an interesting fundraising model, with all transactions, including booking the
consultation at local level and paying the fee, undertaken on the site www.simonopendoor.
ie.

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