FRIDAY DECEMBER 8th, 2023
Christmas Jumper Day
Christmas Jumper Day is back this year, and we’re asking you to save the date – Friday 8th December. Wear your best or worst Christmas Jumper and help raise vital funds for sick children in Children's Health Ireland at Crumlin, Temple Street, Tallaght and Connolly.
Christmas Jumper Day
Christmas Jumper Day 2023
Whether you are at home, in school, crèche college, your workplace or club all it takes is gathering your friends, family, colleagues or the little people in your life to get on board to help lift festive spirits and raise much needed funds for sick children in Children’s Health Ireland at Crumlin, Temple Street, Tallaght and Connolly.
All donations raised will help fund vital life-saving equipment and care for our little patients. And if December 8th doesn’t suit you, pick any other day to include as many people as possible – the more the merrier! Please note party packs take between 3-5 working days for delivery from date of registration.
Returning your funds!
Here are the ways you can return your funds:
1.Online Banking:
Please use the IBAN number below:
IE29AIBK93207831460182
2. Online – through our website :
Donate your funds online – please ensure to select “We took part in Christmas Jumper Day” and then insert your name or the name of your company/school/creche/etc.
3. Phone:
Donate by credit/debit card over the phone on 01 709 1700
4. Post: Return your cheque or postal order with the form that is included in your pack. Please make the cheque payable to “Children’s Health Foundation”.
*Please remember to include your dedicated Supporter Number so we can thank you. (you can find this number on the materials in your pack, if not email us and we can send it to you straight away)*
Plan your day
Christmas is coming soon, but we want you to start the celebrations early! That’s why we’re asking you to celebrate Christmas Jumper Day with us on 8th December.
If you’re in an education setting, you can get your classmates or students to wear a Christmas Jumper on the day and donate. Same with your workplace – have a Crass or Classy Christmas Jumper competition and see who wins. If you’re a member in a club, you can have training session or a Christmas Blitz wearing Christmas Jumpers, maybe even turn up to play the opposition in Christmas Jumpers! Bridge players, this is the ideal fundraiser for you. Hold one of your club competitions in Christmas Jumpers and donate to help our sick children
Your support will ensure that even more money goes towards the purchase of essential equipment in our theatres, wards and patient services for seriously ill children in our Children’s Health Ireland Hospitals and urgent care centres.
It’s your chance to put on your favourite Christmas jumper and do something really extraordinary for some of Ireland’s sickest children. It couldn’t be easier, check out our steps below.
Meet Iarla
When Iarla was born he was critically ill and was immediately transferred to Holles Street Hospital where he was diagnosed with congenital heart defect. At just over two weeks old, Iarla underwent life saving open-heart surgery. Thankfully, the surgery was hugely successful.
By the time Iarla was just four months old, his parents noticed some changes to his skull. He was sent straight to Children’s Health Ireland at Temple Street and given an immediate diagnosis of Craniosynostosis, a condition that without intervention, impacts brain and skull growth. Iarla’s Mum Sinead said, “It was hard to believe that we were on another serious medical journey with our little boy within such a short space of time”.
Just a few weeks shy of his first birthday, Iarla underwent his second round of successful life-saving surgery to correct the issues to his Skull.
“We were equally indebted to the fantastic staff in Children’s Health Ireland at Temple Street. Their kindness and care at such a difficult time is the most important thing in the world, They are all very special people and we will remain eternally grateful to them” – Sinead Iarla’s Mum.
Steps to sign up
- Get the date in the diary – 8th December 2023.
- Spread the word and get all of your friends, family and work colleagues to wear their fantastically funny Christmas jumpers for the day.
- Don’t forget our extras! We have lots of fun Christmas Jumper Day Downloadables coming soon!
- Fundraise, fundraise, fundraise – Christmas Jumper Day is about having fun and raising vital funds for Children’s Health Ireland at Crumlin, Temple Street, Tallaght and Connolly. There are a couple of ways people can support you….
- We’ll send you out a money box with your party pack to collect donations.
- You can set up your own online donation page attached to our JustGiving page or your own Facebook account.
- Alternatively, you can get your guests to donate online at childrenshealth.ie/christmas-jumper-day or scan the QR code on your printed materials (Please note, we won’t be able to track how much money your guests will have donated)
- Finally – enjoy yourself! You are doing a wonderful thing for all our patients in Children’s Health Ireland at Crumlin, Temple Street, Tallaght and Connolly so we want you to make sure that you have a great day!
By celebrating Christmas Jumper Day, you will help raise vital funds for sick children. So this year, put a smile on the faces of those around you by wearing your favourite Christmas jumper.
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