Coffee, cake & care: Fulvio fires up Leitrim teens for Hospice mission

Celebrity chef Catherine Fulvio is calling on Transition Year students in Leitrim to roll up their sleeves and get baking in support of local hospice services.

The Ballyknocken Cookery School star is backing the annual Bewley’s Big Coffee Morning for Hospice, one of Ireland’s longest-running charity partnerships, which takes place nationwide on September 25.

TY students are invited to host their own coffee mornings or bake sales on a date that suits them. Every school that registers at hospicecoffeemorning.ie and returns funds before November 14 will be entered into a draw to win two free places on Catherine’s TY online cookery course, plus a €1,000 cash prize sponsored by Bewley’s.

Joined by students Alannah Skakie (16) and Harry Dunne (15) in Wicklow, Catherine said:
“Hosts have been gathering friends, family, colleagues, and neighbours to raise funds for an amazing cause for over 30 years. This year we want to encourage the new generation of coffee morning hosts in Leitrim to get involved.

“So get creative—have a cupcake decorating competition, bake sale, raffle or community coffee morning. Invite your fellow students, parents and local community and see how your support will make such a huge difference to hospice patients and their families.”

The initiative supports 24 hospices and specialist palliative homecare providers across Ireland, with last year’s campaign raising over €2.2 million through 2,500 events, helping to care for 19,000 patients and their families.

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