Well done Shay Kinsella!
Person of the month annual winner is announced!
The Overall Winner for the 2011 Person of the Month Awards was Shay Kinsella!
Well done Shay!!
Shay Kinsella - who was nominated in February 2010
Share a Dream Foundation, now in its 21st year, was founded by Shay Kinsella after meeting a beautiful 7 year old girl who had Leukaemia. Seeing what this little girl and her family were going through was heart wrenching for Shay. He wondered if she had ever done anything special in her short young life and when he was told her greatest dream was to go to Disneyland, Shay set about making her dream come true. Unfortunately this little girl didn’t live to have her dream come through but many children and their families have enjoyed a wonderful treat with thanks to the fantastic work done by this voluntary organization.
The Share a Dream Foundation move heaven and earth to make a dream come true for a child who is terminally ill. Every effort is made to include the immediate family in the child’s dream. They help to make the seemingly impossible become possible.
Every year hundreds of requests are received from sick and disabled children across both sides of the border to go on a special holiday, go to a concert or on an outing and enjoy a little quality time away from hospitals and painful treatments. Share a Dream spearheaded by Shay organize a family break for hundreds of special children.
Each year, Share a Dream Foundation honours eight special children by hosting the National Children of Courage Awards at its Annual Dream Ball. These children who have shown extraordinary courage and unbelievable determination to live life to the very best of their ability despite their serious illness or disability are chosen from hundreds of nominations received from around the country