Web event raises €40,000
Howard Lake | 15 July 2006 | News
A charity event which used a specially designed website to conduct all transactions has raised €40,000 for a homeless charity in the Irish Republic. Simon Open Door was organised with the support of the Royal Institute of Architects of Ireland.
The money was raised by people booking a free consultancy with an architect and making a €50 donation to the Simon Communities of Ireland. Participants booked and paid online while the architects throughout Ireland also registered their involvement.
Last year the event raised €25,000 and the architects and Simon have confirmed that the event will be run again next year.
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