Got tagged by Ken. The idea here is to have a growing list of charities to raise awareness of their existences. You add your own favourite 5 to the end, and tag 5 other people. I don’t know that many charities, but I’ll add Christian Blind Mission, Vincent De Paul, and the Drop Inn Ministries.

• MS Society Ireland
• Irish Red Cross
• Samaritans
• Cancer.ie – Irish Cancer Society
• Irish Hospice Foundation – Hospice and palliative care in Ireland
• Barnardos – Ireland’s leading children’s charity
• The Great Orchestra of Christmas Charity – Polish Charity
• CPR For Schools Across Poland – CPRTraining
• Program of Insulin Pumps in Diabetic Children Therapy – Insulin Pumps For Children
• Non-invasive Neonatal Breathing Support – Infant Flow
• Program of Universal Neonatal Hearing Screenings – Neonatal Hearing
• American Red Cross – disaster relief
• Raleigh Rescue Mission – homeless raleigh
• Samaritan’s Purse – emergency relief programs
• St. Jude Children’s Hospital – cancer research
• Medecins Sans Frontieres / Doctors Without Borders – Humanitarian Relief
• American Red Cross – Emergency Preparedness
• AMREF – African Medical & Research Foundation – African Health Development
• DOROT – Programs for Elderly
• Feed the Children – Protect Children
• Service International – Disaster Relief
• Pujols Family Foundation – Children with Down Syndrome
• National Alliance to End Homelessness – Homelessness
• The Michael J. Fox Foundation for Parkinson’s Research – Parkinson’s Research
• Ronald McDonald Care Mobile Program – Child Healthcare
• Aids Research Alliance – Aids Research
• Wildlife Conservation Society – Wildlife Protection
• Cancer Research Institute – Cancer Research
• Second Harvest – End Hunger
• AARP Foundation – Helping Senior Citizens
• Bubblegum Club – Children In Crisis
• Autism NI – Autism Northern Ireland
• Adoption Ireland – Irish Adoption Charity
• Ireland Funds – Peace and Reconciliation In Ireland
• Dublin Simon Community – Combating Homelessness in Dublin
• Aware
• To Russia with Love
• Debra Ireland
• Focus Ireland
• ISPCC
• Irish Guide Dogs for the Blind
• The Jack & Jill Foundation
• The Carers Association
• The Chernobyl Children’s Project International
• The Samaritans
• Vincent De Paul
• Christian Blind Mission
• Drop Inn Ministries

I know that’s only 3, but then – I don’t have much experience of them. The Vinnies were were helpful while I was growing up in Tallaght, Dublin, during the impoverished 80s. CBM is an international charity which I’ve helped with their website, and the Drop Inn is a charity which provides cheap second-hand clothes, books, etc.

I have no idea who to tag – I have no social life, and those that I would tag appear to have already been done!