Killarney

By MIchelle Crean&nbsp;
<h3>The children of Gaelscoil Faithleann&nbsp;were in the Christmas spirt this week with their annual Giving Gifts campaign.</h3>
The children donated items for the residents in St Columbanus Nursing Home in Killarney. As well as the practical items the children all wrote notes and cards for the residents.
&#8220;Our Giving Gifts campaign is an opportunity to encourage children to be mindful of other people&rsquo;s needs and to give something back to their community,&#8221; Mary Carroll, Chairperson of the Gaelscoil Parents Council, said.
&#8220;This year we decided to link with St Columbanus Nursing Home, and an important element of this was that the children wrote notes or cards to the residents, which gave them an opportunity to reflect on their lives and to start a conversation with them.&rdquo;
She added that at this time&nbsp;of year when there is so much emphasis on children receiving, it is timely to give them the opportunity to practice the true spirit of Christmas where they are giving and thinking of others.
&#8220;Over the past few weeks, the children have been bringing in items and filling the &lsquo;giving box&rsquo; in their classroom.&rdquo;
Parents and children from the school delivered the gifts and notes directly to the nursing home. The staff of St Columbanus were overjoyed to receive the gifts which will be distributed amongst residents in time for Christmas.

Children learn the true spirit of Christmas

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