This year, Spinal Injuries Ireland are projecting a €110,000 shortfall in income. This is a devastating blow to us as an organisation. There were two events we had to cancel throughout the year due to lack of support and although we have clawed back some of this shortfall, we are still facing into this severe loss. We rely on public support for 60% of our funding and although we do have reserves upon which we can draw down (which will ensure we are still able to deliver the high quality services that are so essential to so many of our service users), this is not a sustainable position to be in and our reserves will be depleted in a short period if we cannot increase our income.
A spinal cord injury is one of the most devastating and life changing injuries a person can sustain. We have seen a huge increase in the uptake of our free counselling service for both service users and their family members this year. This is a hugely valuable service and really helps both our service users and their families to deal with their new reality. We want to extend our counselling service to as many of them as possible.
If you are in a position to support us this Christmas, for any amount large or small, we would be hugely grateful.
We need to raise €30,000 this Christmas and are hoping you can help.
Please donate whatever you can to support our campaign.
THANK YOU
If you donate €250 or more in any one year, Spinal Injuries Ireland can claim an additional 45% in tax back
