Simonstown Gaels were proud to represent Meath in the 2023 Lidl’s One Good Club programme.  We are delighted to say we have successfully completed the programme and what a success it has been. 

Throughout the programme we carried out a number of initiatives to implement and promote the Jigsaw five a day for your mental health, in order to improve the overall health and wellbeing of our members and the community. 

1. Connect with others.

2. Be active

3. Take notice

4. Keep learning.

5. Give

The programme was an impactful way to help connect our club to our wider community for a greater good.  As a club we have seen the positive effect it has had on our members and the community, and we have no doubt we will continue to see the impact for many months and years to come.

We would like to thank everyone who made the effort to attend the events and to thank all our sponsors for supporting our events.

A special thank you to Jigsaw Meath for providing mental health support and workshops to our community and members. 

We look forward to many more fun events in the future with everyone’s support, to promote positive mental health and wellbeing.

Initiatives that were held throughout the 10 week programme:

• Healthy Club and One Good Club Information Talk on the 27th February and 4th March
• Use your Brain not your Fist Campaign Talk by our Local Community An Garda Siochana hosted in St.Olivers Primary School on 6th March
• Promotion of Code of Behaviour through the displaying of Give Respect Get Respect throughout the Club.
• Be Active Challenge for Parents and Kids between the 6th – 19th Marchencouraging our members to Run/Walk/Cycle to football training.
• Be Active Squat Challenge
• Launch of Health Club Pathway and Lidl’s One Good Club open to members and the community with Nutrition Talks,  HIIT Classes and Health and Wellbeing Information on the 13th March
• St. Patricks Day Parade with banners and head bands designed and developed by our local schools St.Pauls, St. Olivers and Scoil Naomh Eoin primary schools
• Promotion and Support of Young Peoples Mental Health through a number of community talks:
• Jigsaw Information Talk for Parents and Kids hosting by St. Olivers Primary School
• One Good Coach Workshop – for coaches of all ages 28th March
• 12 – 15 years old My Mental Health What Helps Workshop 4th April 
• 16 – 18 years old – My Mental Health What Helps Workshop 18th April 
• Sign Posting of Support Services – Information boards displayed on backs of toilet doors to signpost support services and raise awareness.
• Simonstown Gaels Dads and Lads team was established 29th March ‘23
• Easter Egg Hunt 8th April
• Simonstown Gaels Grandparents Day 8th April 
• Protecting our environment and taking pride in our club through litter picking with our juvenile teams throughout the 10 weeks.
• Bootique Eco-Shop 22nd April ’23 and is ongoing in our club shop.
• Adolescent Girls in Sport by Margaret Walsh Chartered Physiotherapist hosted by St. Pauls Primary School
• Simonstown Gaels Community Family Fun Day on 1st May in collaboration with Meath Civil Defence and Jigsaw Meath.

The Club would like to sincerely thank our Health Club Team for organising all the above events over the 10 weeks and congratulate them on the success of the events. Our Healthy Club team members are Joe & Clarissa Lyons, Paul & Sinead Meade, Charlie McNulty, Padraig Farrell, Oonagh Seery, Michelle Cummins, Lorraine Hirtes, Claire Coyne, Grainne Cosgrove, Lauren Nash and Collette Traynor (Healthy Club Officer).

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