Support the Programme

Give a family a door to close this Christmas.

Every contribution helps us welcome another family to a family-run hotel in the west of Ireland — a long weekend of warmth, a table set for Christmas dinner, and presents for their children to open on a Saturday morning.

Ways to give

Giving tiers.

Amounts are illustrative, for donor communication — the programme pays full hotel rates, so real per-family costs vary with family size and travel.

€50–€99
The Hearth

Contributes toward a family's welcome hamper and Christmas treats.

€100–€249
The Table

Helps provide Christmas presents for the children in one family.

€250–€499
The Room

Covers a family's room and board for a night at the hotel.

€500–€999
The Stay

Sponsors a significant share of one family's full long weekend.

€1,000+
The Welcome

Helps underwrite one family's whole long-weekend stay — accommodation, meals, presents, and transport.

Underwriting a family's place in full — including their share of transport, the resident host and the programme's running costs — is closer to €2,000–€3,000. We're glad to talk it through with patrons who'd like to give at that level.

Businesses & patrons

Sponsor the season.

Companies and patrons can underwrite one or more families, match their people's giving, or give in kind — gifts for the children, provisions, or transport. Named acknowledgement is offered where wanted, or you can give quietly.

Every gift is pooled toward the cost of the programme, and much of the variable budget — presents, hampers, transport — can be covered by donated goods and sponsorship. The hotel bill is paid in full by the Foundation.

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Where your gift goes
  • The room and full board for a family, at full rate — a direct investment in a rural hospitality economy.
  • A Christmas present for every child, chosen with care, plus a welcome hamper and a stocking.
  • Transport to and from the venue, and a little spending money for the village.