MORE THAN DISASTERS!

Our Nepal Appeal has been a brilliant success, reaching €75,000. The ESB and EirGrid communities opened their hearts for the people of Nepal, and we are extremely grateful. But ElectricAid is about MORE THAN DISASTERS. Our main focus is on Development funding – helping people all over the world to help themselves out of extremeContinue reading “MORE THAN DISASTERS!”

Nepal – Additional Fundings by ElectricAid

  Your outstandingly generous response to our Nepal Appeal (we’re heading for €70,000 today, Monday 11th) has made additional two fundings possible. We have contributed €3,000 to the Cork-based but Darjeeling-located charity, Edith Wilkins Foundation, who have a team in Nepal doing basic relief work in some of the hardest-hit areas. We have also beenContinue reading “Nepal – Additional Fundings by ElectricAid”

The ESB & EirGrid Communities come through for Nepal!

  The ESB & EirGrid Communities come through for Nepal!   Your generosity just keeps coming. As of this morning (Friday 8th), more than 750 people have contributed over €65,000 to our Nepal Appeal. This will immediately allow us to fund more life-giving work for the suffering people of Nepal. The generosity of our membersContinue reading “The ESB & EirGrid Communities come through for Nepal!”

Nepal Appeal hits €22,000 – Still going strong!

Our appeal for Nepal passed the €22,000 mark this morning – we are deeply grateful to the hundreds of members and supporters who have donated  – it’s only your generosity which makes the work on the ground possible. Our commitment to Nepal totals €42,000 so far, and we expect to do more. The needs areContinue reading “Nepal Appeal hits €22,000 – Still going strong!”

Devastation in Nepal, ElectricAid Responds

  The situation in Nepal continues to deteriorate by the hour. The latest confirmed dead figure is 3,700, and climbing fast, with very little known about the impact on remote areas. At least 4 million people are directly affected. The needs are for the basics – food, clean water, shelter and medical attention. We have alreadyContinue reading “Devastation in Nepal, ElectricAid Responds”

ElectricAid Book/CD/DVD/ART Sale 2015!

    Yes, it’s coming back, by popular demand! The ElectricAid Book/CD/DVD/Art sale will take place on Wednesday/Thursday, 8/9 April – the “Nature’s Way” area of the Head Office Restaurant. We will have loads of information, education, entertainment and maybe even some wisdom – all priced to sell, you won’t find better value! There willContinue reading “ElectricAid Book/CD/DVD/ART Sale 2015!”

ElectricAid’s Newsletter for Retired ESB Staff Members

Dear ESB RSA member I am writing to you all through the good offices of the RSA, who have very kindly allowed us to insert this newsletter in their communication with you. ElectricAid needs to reach out to our own members and supporters, and to those of you of you who are not members. WeContinue reading “ElectricAid’s Newsletter for Retired ESB Staff Members”

ElectricAid Humanitarian Response Appeal

    The ESB family comes through again! ElectricAid exhausted our capacity to respond to humanitarian emergencies earlier in the year. Emergency fundings in South Sudan, Gaza, Iraq, and latterly in West Africa (for the Ebola outbreak) simply emptied our bucket. We could do no more, without compromising our core Development work. But there wasContinue reading “ElectricAid Humanitarian Response Appeal”