On December 11, the Dublin Viking Rotary Club hosted a fundraiser for 4 Irish charities: the Society of St. Vincent de Paul (an organization similar to Needline), the Dublin Rape Crisis Center, the Father Peter McVerry Boys' Home, and the Merchants Quay Drugs Project (a society aiding the homeless and drug addicted).To encourage people to donate, the fundraiser was held in a shopping mall in Dundrum, where a local retired men's choir sang Christmas carols to cheer shoppers.
Initially, I had my doubts whether or not people would be willing to give, especially in light of the current economic crisis in Ireland. However, I was astounded by how many people saw the Rotary logo and simply pulled out their wallets. We had a sign posted, informing shoppers where the money would go, but rarely did the people who gave walk over to look at it. One lady said, "Whatever this is going for, I know the Rotary Club will use it well." It was just one more reminder of the charity work people associate with Rotary.
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