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Shay Weston Irish Life
Shay is Chairman of the Irish Life Staff Charities, a fully constituted organisation set up by a group of Irish Life employees led by Shay in 1995.
During the past 13 years, Shay has dedicated a huge amount of time to developing and expanding the Irish Life Staff Charities.
Long before Corporate Responsibility (CR) appeared on the agendas of companies in Ireland and before the widespread development of corporate community programmes, Shay was leading the way in giving something back to the community.
Shay has been the prime mover in the success of the organisation. A striking feature is the wide range of inventive activities used to raise funds. This has not only helped to spark the interest of staff but has also contributed to the level of funds raised.
Shay has come up with many innovative ideas for fundraising from an abseil down the 9-storey Irish Life HQ in Dublin to a hay-cutting event using original scythes titled “Cutting it for the kids”. He has also been happy to share these ideas with charities and other companies looking for ways of raising funds.
Since its inception, under Shay’s direction, Irish Life Staff Charities have raised a total of €450,000 before matching by the company. A total of 17 charities have benefited over the years from funds raised. Not only that, Shay has helped to instil a spirit of volunteering and a sense of community responsibility in the many Irish Life employees that he has encountered since 1995.
In a real sense, by his own example he helped to pave the way for the development of a wider community programme in Irish Life.
Shay Weston Irish Life
Shay is Chairman of the Irish Life Staff Charities, a fully constituted organisation set up by a group of Irish Life employees led by Shay in 1995.
During the past 13 years, Shay has dedicated a huge amount of time to developing and expanding the Irish Life Staff Charities.
Long before Corporate Responsibility (CR) appeared on the agendas of companies in Ireland and before the widespread development of corporate community programmes, Shay was leading the way in giving something back to the community.
Shay has been the prime mover in the success of the organisation. A striking feature is the wide range of inventive activities used to raise funds. This has not only helped to spark the interest of staff but has also contributed to the level of funds raised.
Shay has come up with many innovative ideas for fundraising from an abseil down the 9-storey Irish Life HQ in Dublin to a hay-cutting event using original scythes titled “Cutting it for the kids”. He has also been happy to share these ideas with charities and other companies looking for ways of raising funds.
Since its inception, under Shay’s direction, Irish Life Staff Charities have raised a total of €450,000 before matching by the company. A total of 17 charities have benefited over the years from funds raised. Not only that, Shay has helped to instil a spirit of volunteering and a sense of community responsibility in the many Irish Life employees that he has encountered since 1995.
In a real sense, by his own example he helped to pave the way for the development of a wider community programme in Irish Life.