Age needs one voice. Now it has:
Age NI is the new force combining Age Concern Northern Ireland and
Help the Aged in Northern Ireland. Age NI is a member of the Age UK family.
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We encourage children to understand the challenges that older people face and think about how valuable older people are to communities. There are lots of opportunities for schools to support our work and help us fundraise.
A staggering 83% of older people living alone in Northern Ireland experience fuel poverty - your school can help Age NI improve life for older people during winter by Spreading the Warmth. Take a look at how to get involved:
To celebrate Grandparents everywhere, we will be releasing balloons throughout Northern Ireland around Grandparents Day, Sunday 2 October. Your school may release balloons from their school yard, or you could take part in a mass balloon release hosted by Age NI. Each balloon costs £2 to release, and Age NI aims to release 5,000 balloons, raising £10,000. Help us reach our target! Register for a fundraising pack at schools@ageni.org or telephone 028 9024 5729.
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Invite your pupils to wear their hat in school for a day to make them think about staying warm in winter. Whether it’s a bobble hat or a panda hat for a suggested donation of £2 your pupils get to accessorise their school uniform, raise money for Age NI and increase awareness of the issues faced by people in later life.
Visit our publicise your event page to find out how to generate local media coverage about your Wear a Hat Day activities. We would also love to see photos of the children in their hats! Post them on our facebook or flickr pages, or email your photos to schools@ageni.org we will feature them.
For your notice boards: Wear a Hat poster (PDF 74KB)
Download Sponsorship form (PDF 110KB) (suggested donation £2)
54% of older people tell us that loneliness is a huge problem for them. Host a sponsored silence in your classroom and think about older people who sit in silence everyday, with no one to speak to or keep them company.
Helping Hands is a great way to get children involved in their community, help them learn responsibility and raise money for people in later life. Children print a pair out of 'helping hands' and fill the hands up with coins that they earn by doing odd jobs for people. Tasks for children include:
Download Helping hands poster (PDF 421KB)
We have created interactive assembly plans for infants and secondary school pupils which you can use to get children thinking about the older generation and the difficulties they may face.
It may be possible for us to visit your school and explain our values and work to your students. Contact us on 028 9024 5729 or schools@ageni.org for more details.
We hope you can join us and make a difference to the lives of people in later life. Your support will show that the younger generation really does care. Email us at schools@ageni.org or call 028 9024 5729 for more information.
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Make a donation. There are lots of ways to donate and each will help improve later life.
Campaign. By campaigning together we can improve lives, bringing more happiness and security in later life.
Volunteer. Give it a wee go! There’s an opportunity to suit you, whatever your age‚ skill and background.
Recycle. Give your old goods to Age NI. The money raised from their sale will help to change all our lives.
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