Architects raise €124,000 for charity
Howard Lake | 9 August 2017 | News
An annual fundraising event organised by Irish architects has raised €124,000 for homelessness charity the Simon Communities.
The Open Door initiative involves architects throughout Ireland offering one-hour consultations during one week in the year for people looking to build or renovate their own homes. People pay €90 for the consultation with all proceeds going to the Simon Communities.
Royal Institute of the Architects of Ireland (RIAI) president Carole Pollard said 191 of their members held 1,366 consultations to raise the money. The event is organised largely on an online basis, with architects registering their availability and clients making bookings and payments on the dedicated website.
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Since the campaign began in 2004, over €720,000 has been raised by Open Door, which is now in its 13th year. This is the first time the annual fundraising has collected more than €100,000.
“RIAI Simon Open Door is a wonderful initiative which raises much-needed funds for the Simon Communities and supports our work addressing the housing and homelessness crisis all around Ireland,” said Niamh Randall, national spokeswoman for the Simon Communities in Ireland.
The fundraising event is supported by the Ulster Bank.
Source: www.simonopendoor.ie
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