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This month marks the official start of Spring – Hooray! and TORC Tenant Engagement has a jam-packed schedule of events. You can get involved by signing up to a First Aid Training, attending a Resident or Community meeting, baking a brown bread loaf for the St Patrick’s Day competition, entering the Mother’s Day raffle, attending the Garden Design Workshop, or registering for the upcoming Easter Bingo event.
March 3rd was World Book Day and to mark it, the TORC team shared their favourite book- if you’re curious about the team and their selections you can check out the infographic on our Facebook page.
A big thank you to the 17 people who submitted a story to the Resilience Campaign last month – it was an honour to read about the strength of our residents. The entries have been sent to the Judging Panel and the winners will be announced next week.
TORC Scheme Updates:
In February we welcomed residents to 4 homes in Skibbereen and Clonakilty in Cork, and in March we are handing over the keys to 11 homes in Clane, Co. Kildare.
Bethany – Tenant Engagement Coordinator
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Roscommon, Macroom, Shannon, Skibbereen & Clonakilty Residents
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So far, we have had 10 people register their interest to take part in First Aid Training. The table to the left shows the interest in each scheme. Once there are 10 people from a scheme interested, TORC will organise and fund a group First Aid Training event. Use the link below to register your interest for your scheme.
REGISTER MY INTEREST
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Waterford, Kildare & Galway Residents
TORC is sponsoring the €40 attendance cost for residents living in our Waterford, Kildare, and Galway schemes. If you want to attend a training course, email your name, location and the training date you want to: getinvolved@torcsustainablehousing.ie
The next available dates for training are:
Galway – 24th March
Waterford – 22nd March
Kildare – 31st March
MORE INFORMATION ON THE TRAINING DATES
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1/ Community or Resident Group Meetings
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All residents are welcome to attend a resident Group or Community meeting in their local area. The following meetings are taking place this month:
Drom Cuilinn – Tuesday 8th March at 5.30pm Treacys Oakwood Hotel (Eircode: V14 NH97)
Presentation Gardens – Wednesday 9th March 4.30-6pm -Avo Café (Eircode: X91 R6XF)
Douglas Drive – Thursday 10th March 5.30pm Upsie Daisy (Cluain Fraoigh Retail Park)
Pairc Ui Mhuirithe – Monday 14th March 5.30 – Macroom E-enterprise Centre (Eircode: P12 FV30)
Cluain Ailbhe – Community/Neighbourhood Watch meeting – Tuesday 15th March 5pm – On site
Clairin – Thursday 24th 5.30-7pm – Online/Zoom
Pairc Goodman – First Community Meeting – Wednesday 30th March – On site
Pairc Thiar – First Community Meeting – Thursday 31st March – On site
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2/ St. Patrick’s Day Irish Brown Bread Competition
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Do you have a traditional family recipe? Is this the first time you’ve EVER baked an Irish Brown Bread Loaf? Did your children get involved? What interesting ingredients have you included – nuts & seeds, Guinness?!
We are challenging our residents to get baking this March and present to us your home baked loaf. Of course, we can’t actually taste a slice BUT points will go to presentation skills, recipe choice, the photos and telling us how the baking process went for you. We are asking residents to submit their photos and information to getinvolved@torcsustainablehousing.ie anytime between March 17th and 20th.
1st Prize- €80 One4All Voucher
2nd Prize- €50 One4All Voucher
3rd Prize- €30 One4All Voucher
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Are you celebrating Mother’s Day in a special way?
Maybe you are making a card or drawing a picture, writing a poem, or doing something else creative to show your mam how special she is on Mother’s Day?
We have a prize of flowers and chocolates for three special Mothers. Send us a photo of how you celebrated Mother’s Day this year in a creative way, and you will be added into the raffle for the prizes. Photos can be sent by WhatsApp to 087 627 5605 or by email to getinvolved@torcsustainablehousing.ie. Closing date 31st March 2022.
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Since moving into your new home, have you struggled with knowing what to do with your garden/outside space?
This Garden Design workshop will give you the motivation to get going – after all, April and May are some of the best months to plant in. Patrick will provide very practical and simple tips on how to start gardening – including the names of appropriate plants to use.
REGISTER FOR THIS FREE EVENT
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5/ Register for Online Bingo Event
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If you haven’t attended a super fun TORC bingo event before – next month is your chance!
The first seasonal Bingo event of the year will be on Friday the 8th of April at 12pm on Zoom. To register, simply email getinvolved@torcsustainablehousing.ie with your name and then you will be sent the bingo tickets in the post. There are prizes for winners. You have until the end of this month to register.
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6/ TORC Top Tips for Tenants
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This month’s #TORCTopTipsforTenants is all about highlighting some of the ways that residents can save money by conserving energy in their home. Energy prices in Ireland have increased significantly over the past year due to a number of factors such as the price of fossil fuels on wholesale markets skyrocketing. You can read about why energy prices are on the rise here. According to figures from Eurostat, Irish electricity prices are the fourth most expensive in the EU.
With that in mind, it’s more important than ever to try and find ways to reduce our heating and electricity consumption and lower our energy bills. Being energy efficient is both good for the environment as well as your pocket.
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