Leitrim girl raises hundreds for Leitrim Animal Welfare selling St Brigid’s crosses

A Leitrim girl has raised hundreds of euros for Leitrim Animal Welfare after selling homemade St Brigid’s Crosses.

Leitrim Animal Welfare shared a post on Facebook highlighting the fantastic effort by Saoirse, who spent her Saturday selling the crosses at McGoldrick’s Centra.

Saoirse raised a total of €416 for Leitrim Animal Welfare, with the funds going towards supporting the animals currently in their care.

In a post on Facebook, Leitrim Animal Welfare said, “Today, Saoirse visited us with her mum, Claire, to present her fundraising total and enjoy a tour of our facilities, where she got to see first hand exactly how her generosity will make a real difference. It was such a pleasure to show her where her hard earned funds will go.

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“Saoirse’s compassion and determination give us so much hope for the next generation, and we couldn’t be more grateful. A huge thank you as well to her wonderful mum Claire, who has clearly done an amazing job raising such a kind, caring, and community minded young lady,” the post continued.

“Thank you so much, Saoirse, you are an absolute credit to yourself and an inspiration to us all!” the post concluded.

The post on Facebook received a large number of positive comments praising Saoirse for her efforts. “What a kind and thoughtful gesture for such a great cause, well done Saoirse,” said one comment.

“Well done Saoirse! A great cause has been supported and many lives improved,” said another.

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