Light Up The Parish is a vehicle charity run which will be held on Saturday the 14th December. Light Up The Parish aims to raise funds again this year for Saplings School Goresbridge Co. Kilkenny. Saplings School educate children with Autism and Complex Needs between the ages of 5 and 18 years. Saplings School offers child-centred, autism specific education through evidenced-based interventions. All students have a primary diagnosis of Autism and a secondary diagnosis of a mild, moderate or severe/profound learning disability. These children required extra support in school on a daily basis. Your charity will go a long way to support them in their education.
Light up the Parish is made of a voluntary community committee which continues to aim to raise funds for Saplings School Goresbridge, Co, Kilkenny. There are many community supporters’ from local businesses to individuals, teams to clubs, who provide support, services and prizes and who also help out by volunteering to make this vehicle charity run a success. Last year Light Up The Parish had over 50 sponsors from various local enterprises. If you would like to be involved and be a sponsor this year, please get in touch at lightuptheparish@outlook.com, or contact a member of our committee or find us on Facebook or Instagram!
This is Light Up The Parish’s 3rd year running. In 2022, it raised €7,824.60 which went towards the creation of a ‘Sensory Unit’ for Saplings School. Last year in 2023 it raised €9,322.20 which went towards sensory toys for learning and toward day trips to support the development of the children who attend Saplings School.
In 2023, Light Up The Parish had over 123 vehicles take part, tractors, trucks, and cars who put on a great show, dressed up, lit up and on the move!!! Spectators turned up in droves to view the Light Up The Parish vehicle charity run.
This year Light Up The Parish vehicle charity run will start in Donohue’s Horse Sales Yard Goresbridge Co. Kilkenny. Registration starts at 2.30pm. As well as our vehicle run, we are also hosting a “coffee & Cars” meet up starting at 2.30pm. The run will depart at approx. 4pm from Goresbridge. Its route will be Goresbridge, Paulstown, Gowran and returning back to Goresbridge. Light Up The Parish welcomes all vehicles: tractors, trucks, vans, cars, antiques and motor bikes. The cost to register your vehicle is €25. Each vehicle registered will be entered in a raffle. Last year we had over 60 spot prices to be won! It could be you!! There will be a competition for “best dressed driver”, and for “best dressed vehicle” in each category with trophies for the winners. So get your thinking caps on and get prepared, as if you’re not in you can’t win! Later in the night there will be a “live auction” in the Barrow Breeze Goresbridge starting at 8pm with even more prizes for the highest bidder!
Light Up The Parish vehicle charity run has a GoFundMe page https://gofund.me/63fe6e61 and would be thrilled with any donations, big or small. Every little helps!
To keep up to date with all information please visit Light Up The Parish’s Facebook, Instagram and Tiktok pages.
