Issue 68: June 2011 - Youth Work Ireland

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The three local young men Bradley Mills, MichaelMcSweeney and Barry Coughlan, built and paintedtwo 16 foot wooden canoes from scratch with boatbuilders Meitheal Mara. Eleven weeks of hard workaccumulated in a launch of the boats on the 15th ofDecember.Speaking at the launch, Community Drugs WorkerMartina Munnelly said“A huge amount of work, time andcommitment went into building these boatsand it was great to see the support theseyoung people received at the launch.”Martina went on to thank James O’Sullivan from therowing club for helping out with safety, artist PaulaRoche for helping out with the paint design andCiaran Barry from the Youth Centre for providing thespace to build the boat.Michael McSweeney testing out his new canoeThey hope to continue to use the canoes anddevelop their skills on the water over the comingyears, so look out London Olympics 2012.If you would like to learn more about thework of CDYS Youth Work Irelandplease contact:Richard DorganMarketing & PR OfficerCDYS ‐ Youth Work Ireland ‐ Co CorkMallow Community Youth CentreNew RoadMallowCo. CorkTel: 022‐53526Website: www.cdys.ieLeft to Right ‐ Aaron Lynch, Michael McSweeney, BradleyMills, Barry Coughlan, Pádraig Ó Duinnín (Meitheal Mara),Martina Munnelly (Community Drugs Worker CDYS), JessicaLane (Student Youth Worker CDYS) at the Canoe launch.There was a great turn out for the launch where theyoung people were presented with Certificates fromlocal counsellor Noel McCarthy who congratulatedthe young men on a fantastic achievement beforehitting the water to show off their newly constructedmachinesThe moment of truth came and went without a hitchas the canoes hit the water and the young buildersspent about an hour out on the water testing themout.Irish Youth Work Scene 6 Issue 68, June 2011
MY Music Acoustic WeekIntroductionThe aim of MY (Meath Youth) Acoustic Week is topromote young local musicians, to give youngpeople an opportunity to showcase their talents andfurthermore to introduce new people to our Meet &Eat Youth Café. Its Mission statement is:‘To encourage and support the creativeabilities of young people in their communities,to promote imagination, self esteem andself expression in a showcase eventwhere the wider community can see it’MY Music Acoustic Week 2011 came about as aresult of the huge interest in the Irish Youth MusicAwards (IYMAs) and also through chats with youngmusicians and singers who were looking for a placeto perform as there are not many venues available tothem.2011by Geri Hogarty,Regional Director, Meath Youth FederationOur Youth Arts Worker, Keith Lane, joined MeathYouth Federation in July 2010 through theCommunity Employment Scheme. His backgroundwas in business but he felt a change in career waswhat he needed. He has a keen interest in music andis passionate about encouraging young people tolearn through the medium of music.With the help of volunteers Keith put out the word toschools about the Acoustic week and it didn’t takelong for the young people to start calling in to ‘booka slot’. 15 artists were allocated a 20‐30min. slot andthe event was full for the February mid‐term break.The project was run during the February mid‐termbreak over 5 evenings from 6.30pm‐9.00pm. Theevent saw over 30 students from Beaufort College,St Patricks Classical School, and St Michaels Loretotake to the stage in the Youth Café over the course ofthe week. Up to 80 young people and parents camealong to show support for friends and family.This was also a chance for us to promote our‘Meet & Eat Youth Café’ as a place that providesopportunities for involvement in a variety ofactivities for young people.“These events are so beneficial forthe younger people around here, not onlyhave they discovered the youth café exists,but so many of them now realise that thereare so many other musicians or fans ofmusic in one area, and they all come togetherand had great fun here this week”.Comment from volunteer about ProjectIrish Youth Work Scene 7 Issue 68, June 2011
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