FDC Charity Fund: Skibbereen Geriatric Society
Pictured: Joan Wilson (FDC Group) with members of the Skibbereen Geriatric Society
FDC Southwest Region is proud to support the Skibbereen Geriatric Society.
FDC is committed to giving back to the community and making a positive impact on the world.
Through our FDC Charity Fund, we support a range of charitable causes both locally, nationally and globally.
Since our inauguration in 2005, we have donated over €420,000 to various charities, with a focus on supporting programmes that promote sustainable access to food, health and education.
Skibbereen Geriatric Society Ltd., a voluntary organisation, was founded because of a public meeting convened under the auspices of the St. Vincent de Paul Society on February 21st 1970, with the objective of providing a Meals on Wheels Service for the older adults in the town and district.
This service was readily provided three days a week to fifteen people by a band of twenty voluntary helpers who kindly offered their services. Meals were provided initially through the co-operation of St. Anne’s Hospital, the Convent of Mercy and the West Cork Hotel. Subsequently, a kitchen at the CYMS Hall in Market St. was used and the operation was centred at its current base at Cara House with the construction of a purpose built kitchen there in 1985.
The ethos of the society is based entirely on the provision of service to the older adults of Skibbereen and its hinterland. The society is always conscious of the need to keep abreast of the ever-evolving demands of contemporary care expectations insofar as our tenants are concerned, and we undertake to continue to do our utmost to meet our obligations in this regard.
To learn more about the FDC Charity Fund, please visit https://www.fdc.ie/fdc-charity-fund/.
To learn more about the organisation, please visit https://www.skibbereengeriatricsociety.com/.