Mary's Meals Offaly awarded Charity Spot for 2023

Every year, Tullamore Show and FBD National Livestock show invite applications for the highly sought after charity stand at the show. The chosen charity is able to fundraise by various means, whether by bucket collections, raffles, or donations.

For the 2023 show, Mary's Meals Offaly has been chosen as the successful charity.

Mary's Meals feeds hungry children at school in 18 of the world's poorest countries at a cost of only €22 for each child per school year, or 11 cent per individual nutritious meal! They also guarantee that at least 93% of all donations go directly to the work of feeding the children and for the past 5 years they have achieved 95%.

Paul Galvin of Mary's Meals Offaly said: “Being the nominated charity at the prestigious Tullamore Show is fantastic for all of us involved in Mary's Meals. A lot of people have never heard of the charity or the great work that it does so this gives us the opportunity to spread the word to over 60,000 people at one event, and also, please God, raise funds so that we can keep feeding these unfortunate children. We are so very grateful to all at Tullamore Show for allowing us to be part of this hugely successful National Show.”

Mary's Meals Offaly acknowledge that this is only possible as most of the work is carried out by thousands of volunteers, and where possible the food is sourced from local farmers in each country. This gives the small farmers and their families a regular market for their crops and at a fair price.

Tullamore Show extends its best wishes to Mary's Meals for a successful fundraising event at Tullamore Show on Sunday, August 13.