Spotlight on Your Community Launch
Sligo County Development Boards “Spotlight on Your Community” Project was recently showcased to an audience consisting of the Mayor of Sligo Councillor Rosaleen O’Grady, Leas Cathaoirleach of Sligo County Council Councillor Matt Lyons and the Chair of Sligo County Development Board, Councillor Gerard Mullaney along with community representatives from across the county. The showcase marked the web based project going live on www.sligo.ie
“Spotlight on your Community” is part of the County Development Boards “Creative Sligo Initiative” and was a collaboration involving the Department of Community and Enterprise, Sligo County Council, Sligo Volunteer Centre and Sligo County Commnity Forum. The project profiles some of Sligo’s active communities in action via short film clips which were produced by a team of three volunteers from the rich pool of talent associated with Sligo Volunteer Centre’s skills data base. The three volunteers include Project Mentor James Fraher, who is a professional graphic designer and photographer, Sheila Lehany, photographer and Liam Guinnane, sound technician. Over a period of months the volunteer team filmed and recorded 11 community and voluntary groups from across Sligo at work in their community. Each presentation tells the unique story of the various community projects and groups who participated, the objective of which was to promote active citizenship and showcase the diversity of community activity in the county.
In essence the project is about volunteers showcasing the work of other volunteers and described by the Mayor of Sligo, Councillor Rosaleen O’Grady as “the unsung heroes in our community”.
While the project was initiated during 2010 the EU year of Social Inclusion it is apt that it is being launched in 2011 which is EU year of the Volunteer. It is intended that the project will encourage more people to get involved in and engage with their community.
The Project Partners describe the level of interest from the Community to participate in the project as overwhelming and a total of 11 groups are featured. The finished product is available for viewing on www.sligo.ie and www.sligocdb.ie
Participating groups include:
- Skreen/Dromard Community Council,
- Banada Development Association,
- Banada/Tourlestrane Housing Assoc,
- Northside Community Development Project,
- Kiernan Avenue Residents Association,
- Ballinalack Community Park,
- North Sligo Playground,
- Sligo/Leitrim District Soccer League,
- Gurteen Active Age Group,
- Northwest Stroke Group,
- Sligo Cancer Support Group,
- Sligo Volunteer Centre:
Project participants representing Skreen/Dromard Community Council and Sligo Northside pictured along with Mayor of Sligo Councillor Rosaleen O’Grady, Leas Cathaoirleach of Sligo County Council Councillor Matt Lyons and Councillor Gerard Mullaney, Chair of Sligo County Development Board with project volunteers James Fraher, Liam Guinnane and Shelia Lehany along with Ciara Herity of Sligo Volunteer Centre and Aisling Smyth, Sligo County Council
Project participants representing Skreen/Dromard Community Council and Sligo Northside pictured along with Mayor of Sligo Councillor Rosaleen O’Grady, Leas Cathaoirleach of Sligo County Council Councillor Matt Lyons and Councillor Gerard Mullaney, Chair of Sligo County Development Board with project volunteers James Fraher, Liam Guinnane and Shelia Lehany along with Ciara Herity of Sligo Volunteer Centre and Aisling Smyth, Sligo County Council
Project participants representing Sligo Cancer Support Group and North West Stroke Group pictured along with Mayor of Sligo Cllr Rosaleen O’Grady, Leas Cathaoirleach of Sligo County Council Councillor Matt Lyons and Councillor Gerard Mullaney, Chair of Sligo County Development Board, project volunteers James Fraher, Liam Guinnane and Shelia Lehany along with Ciara Herity of Sligo Volunteer Centre and Aisling Smyth, Sligo County Council
Back Row: James Fraher (Project Mentor); Liam Guinnane (Volunteer Audio Technician); Sheila Lehany (Volunteer Photographer); Councillor Gerard Mullaney (Chair Sligo County Development Board); Aisling Smyth, Community and Enterprise Sligo County Council,
Front Row: Ciara Herity Manager, Sligo Volunteer Centre; Councillor Rosaleen O’Grady, Mayor of Sligo; Councillor Matt Lyons, Cathaoirleach
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