April 2011 Person of the Month
April 2011 Person of the Month
Congratulations to Shirley O'Connor!! Our Person of the Month Winner for April 2011
For the past eight years Shirley has been a volunteer leader with Monamolin Foroige Youth Club. During this time she has been a member of the Wexford District Council of Foroige and has represented the Wexford Foroige Clubs on the National Council and National Executive of Foroige. She is a trained mentor in the YAS (Young Adult Support) Programme. She is currently one of the parent’s representatives on the Board of Management of the primary school in Monamolin and is a member of the Gorey Area Community Forum. All this she carries out in a voluntary capacity and she never asks for anything in return.
Through her involvement with the Youth club, she has encouraged the youth of the area to take leadership, she helps them to develop programmes, projects and activities and not to be afraid to take on a challenge. She is able to get each and every member of the club to find their full potential and in turn become active members within their community and beyond, thus helping the young people in their social development.