This year's ‘New to You’ fashion sale event, organised in aid of St. Michael’s House, has raised €40,000. The event was held earlier this month at the RDS.
The ‘New to You’ fashion sale was started in 2012 by a team of women from Sandymount lead by Niamh Hanratty and has since raised more than €100k encouraging communities to work together with people with intellectual disabilities to ensure they are fully involved and supported by their local community.
This year, service users Sarah Boyne and Tracy Turner took part in the show, modelling during the day, inviting people to buy clothes and accessories and donate the money to the charity.
Stylist Cathy O’Connor hosted the event and Fair City ladies Claudia Carrol and Celia Murphy modelled in the fashion show.
St. Michael’s House, Jacqui McDonnell, Fundraising Executive, said: ‘’The past seven years have proved challenging for St. Michael’s House with significant cuts to funding. We are delighted to receive this community support and very grateful to the team behind the event for all the trojan work that has made ‘New To You’ a new calendar favourite.‘"
L-R Cathy O'Connor, Stylist; Kate Gleeson, "Diffusion By Kate"; Sarah Boyne and Tracy Turner, St. Michael’s House service users; Claudia Carroll and Clelia Murphy, Fair City actresses.
