AVRIO Cares
Over Christmas 2021, we were fundraising for an amazing local charity, The Aisling Centre. The Aisling Centre provides counselling, psychotherapy and wellbeing services to help treat those with mental health issues. The charity offers its services to people of all issues and covers a range of issues through its services, ranging from play therapy for children to addiction treatment, mindfulness and alternative, holistic therapies such as reflexology and massage.
22 April – Earth Day
Earth day is a global event which takes place annually. The event first took place in 1970, the event now takes place in over 193 countries with over 1 billion people participting.
Eart day promotes a number of topics crucial to our planet's environmental health, such as:
- Climate and Environmental Literacy
- Climate Change
- Conservation and Restoration
- Food and Environment
- Ending Plastic Pollution
Earth Day is a movement rather than a day of celebration, the organisation and its volunteers have planted hundreds of millions of trees, provided environmental education in 149 countries, carried out 2.7 billion 'acts of green' and much more with their legacy of action.
25 April – World Penguin Day
Penguins have seen some of the worst of the effects of climate change and other environmental factors. Polar ice caps melting, overfishing and pollution have seen declining populations of penguins and behavioural changes. As a result of this, most species of penguins are considered endangered or threatened.
World Penguin Day takes place on 25 April 2022. The day coincides with the annual northern migration of Adelie penguins, a species of penguin native to Antarctica. The intrinsic migration pattern of these penguins is conserved across generations.
The annual event celebrates and promotes awareness of penguins and their role in our ecosystem. This event encourages people to do what they can to protect penguins and promotes education and awareness of these amazing animals.
28 April – Stop Food Waste Day
Stop Food Waste Day is focused on educating and igniting change in the fight against food waste. The annual day of action was first introduced by Compass Group US, a global leader in the foodservice industry, in 2017.
Stop Food Waste Day’s values are aligned with the United Nations Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs). Its main commitment is to tackle food waste, which coincides with Sustainable Development Goal #12.5, which aims to halve food waste by 2030. The group behind the event is determined to create change at all levels, working with suppliers, implementing sustainable practices and raising awareness of the issue of food waste publicly.
Did you know
- One-third of food produced globally is lost or wasted each year
- Each year 45% of root crops, fruit and vegetables is lost or wasted
- One-quarter of all food wasted each year could feed all 795 million undernourished people in the world
- 8% of all greenhouse gas emissions are caused by food loss and waste each year
14 May – World Fair Trade Day
World Fair Trade Day is an annual event which takes place on the second Saturday in May and is endorsed by the World Fair Trade Association, the global authority on Fair Trade.
The World Fair Trade Association is comprised of over 450 member organisations from 75 countries around the world.
The day helps raise awareness of the impact that Fair Trade has and helps to connect all those involved in the production of Fair Trade goods.
Upcoming Events
14 May – World Fair Trade Day
5 June – World Environment Day
8 June – World Oceans Day
17 June – Clean Air Day
28 July – World Nature Conservation Day
16 September – International Day For The Preservation Of The Ozone Layer
On Saturday 21 August 2021, some of AVRIO’s team took part in an amazing event in aid of North West STOP. A team of 30 courageous men took part in the charity hike led by Paul Rooney of Muddy Souls. The team hiked for almost 10 hours across challenging terrain in the Leitrim and Sligo mountains for this remarkable cause.
Charities
North West STOP, the event’s chosen charity, is a registered charity providing mental health services for all age groups.
North West STOP provide a counselling service where you can safely talk about loss, stress, confusion, conflicts and any other pain in your life.
If you're feeling hopeless, depressed or alone, use North West STOP's free counselling service, call or text 0867772009.
Calms is a registered charity based in Derry. Calms provide a range of therapies aimed at managing stress, and managing and treating mental health issues.
The charity operates on 5 key principles and values: welcoming and inclusive, service quality, person-focused, partnership-oriented and providing value.
North West Hospice provides specialist care with compassion for those living with life-limiting illness. They offer integrated service through their in-Patient Unit, Community Palliative Care Team to people in Sligo, Leitrim, South Donegal and West Cavan.
Their vision is to provide, with compassion, the highest quality, person-centred palliative care for all who need it in the North West of Ireland.
The Aisling Centre is a local charity providing counselling, psychotherapy and wellbeing services, and is dedicated to promoting positive mental health and well-being.
The Aisling Centre is on a mission to provide opportunities for hope, healing and growth in a welcoming and supportive environment. They are committed to offering all their services to the highest ethical and professional standards possible.
Guide Dogs is a registered charity which provides guide dogs to the blind and partially sighted to ensure their independence and mobility.
Their ambition is a future where every person which sight loss has the confidence and support they need to live their lives to the full.
"Our wonderful dogs will remain at the heart of our organisation, and we will ensure we make the best use of each and every one of them by expanding the type of canine support we offer."
Surfers Against Sewage is a marine conservation charity working with communities to protect oceans, waves, beaches and marine life. They are a grassroots movement that has grown and is now one of the UK's most active and successful environmental charities.
The charity is dedicated to the protection of oceans, waves, beaches and wildlife. They are committed to fighting long and hard to protect the oceans and seas and will not stop until it's completely clean, safe and protected for everyone, forever.
"Together, we are the voice of the ocean."
The Ocean Cleanup is a non-profit organisation dedicated to protecting and cleaning up the ocean. Every year, millions of tons of plastic enter the oceans, primarily from rivers. And the plastic that’s afloat within the oceans isn’t going away by itself. To effectively solve the problem, the flow of litter into rivers and oceans needs to be stopped, and legacy plastic (microplastics and other plastic remnants and chemicals) must be removed.
The Ocean Cleanup is developing and scaling technologies to rid the world’s oceans of plastic. Their aim is to put themselves out of business once the oceans are clean.