Category: Fundraising
M&S donate €150k to support youth mental health
Marks & Spencer Country Director Eddie Murphy has presented Jigsaw with a donation of €150,000 to help support the mental health of young people around Ireland.
This week marked one year since Jigsaw and M&S entered into our exciting partnership.
Under the banner, ‘Together we’ve got this’, the partnership aims to raise capacity, reach, and accessibility of the help available to young people across Ireland struggling with their mental health through a series of fundraising and awareness initiatives.
The last 12 months have seen a range of initiatives across areas such as in-store fundraising, staff training and public awareness campaigns. With over e150k raised to date, the partnership is due to go from strength to strength over the next 2 years.
Starbucks Easter donation drive
Starbucks are running an Easter Donation drive this weekend in aid of Jigsaw.
The coffee chain will be giving customers a chance to donate to Jigsaw and support free therapy for young people who need it.
Justin McDermott, Fundraising Manager at Jigsaw, explains:
“This Easter weekend our partners Starbucks Ireland are running a donation drive across all their outlets in Ireland to support our free therapy and support services for children and young people, aged 12-25. So we are asking you to do these three things to support.
- Connect with your friends
- Grab a coffee in your local Starbucks
- Donate to Jigsaw
“You can also donate online to support this drive, to do so visit www.jigsaw.ie/GiveAtEaster“.
VHI Women’s Mini Marathon SOLD OUT!
We’re excited to share that over 40 amazing supporters have already signed up to take part in this year’s VHI Women’s Mini Marathon on Sunday, 1st June 2025, as part of our Run for Jigsaw campaign!
Run for Jigsaw is our national fundraising series supporting youth mental health, proudly sponsored by Incredible Socks. Together, we’re stepping up for young people across Ireland—and the Women’s Mini Marathon is one of the biggest highlights of the year.
The event is now completely sold out, but don’t panic—we’re working on securing more tickets, so stay tuned. We’ll share updates as soon as we can.
If you are interested in taking part in this event and would like to be put on our waiting list for a ticket, please email Steven at steven.short@Jigsaw.ie
A huge thank you to everyone who’s already joined Team Jigsaw. Your support means the world, and we can’t wait to cheer you on in June!
Visit Incredible Socks here – https://incrediblesocks.ie/collections/women
Barefoot fundraiser in World Record bid for Jigsaw
Most people would barely brave the kitchen in bare feet.
But for fundraiser Eamonn Keaveney it comes as second nature having already walked around Ireland entirely shoeless.
Now the Mayo native is taking on his greatest challenge to date – walking barefoot from Istanbul to his hometown of Claremorris.
He’s making the trip to break a World Record travelling 5,500km across Europe and to raise vital funds for Jigsaw and Friends of the Earth.
On his iDonate page he says:
“On March 4th 2025, I will set off from Istanbul, Turkey and walk all the way home to Claremorris, County Mayo, Ireland – completely barefoot!
“I will be attempting to break the world record for the longest barefoot journey by walking over 5500km in my bare feet. I previously broke the record back in 2016 by walking over 2000km unshod around Ireland.
“This time I’ve chosen to fundraise for Jigsaw and Friends of the Earth. All funds raised here will go directly to these great causes, and any donation is much appreciated!”
Click here to visit his donation page.
You can also follow his adventures on this instagram page https://www.instagram.com/barefootacrosseurope/
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Interested in running the Mini-Marathon?
It’s an amazing event to be a part of. The VHI Women’s Mini Marathon is the largest women’s participatory event in the world and we are asking supporters to consider doing it in aid of Jigsaw.
Working with our partners in Incredible Socks and iDonate, we have just secured 20 places for this year’s event. With its increasing popularity, it is expected to sell out faster than ever before.
How it works:
- Secure your place now by paying a €50 deposit this counts towards your fundraising goal
- You are asked to raise €200 on top of your deposit to support our vital work
- You will get your own iDonate fundraising page to help you reach your goal
- Once you reach €100 raised on your iDonate page we’ll send you your official race entry.
- We will also send you your very own Team Jigsaw race pack, including a Jigsaw technical running T-shirt and a pair of Incredible Socks.
By signing up now, you’ll be guaranteed your place and will be joining our mini-marathon team raising vital funds and awareness to support our free therapy services and supports for young people, their families and communities across Ireland.