Bringing big smiles to little faces

'The family had a marvellous time enjoying the superb leisure facilities. Indeed, this was their first holiday for 3 years.I was impressed by the charity's organisation and complete thoroughness;it certainly fills a real gap in our community with these holiday trips for families experiencing difficult times'.
- Willie Wilson,Manager,Branchton Community Centre,Greenock, 24 August 2016.

'My family Had the pleasure off staying in this caravan from the 4th till 8th July, beautiful spacious clean caravan, children had a ball, loved the swimming pool and my oldest child had archery, wall climb, water walker and snorkelling and scuba scooter lessons thanks to the generosity off this project. Our holiday has been very much appreciated and we all had a ball as a family unit, where my children were stimulated and energised.'

- Susan McGrory, 9 July 2016

The annual Gourock YAC U17s Dads v Lads charity match raised £515 for the charity.

The Rotary Club of Gourock induct our charity into the Paul Harris Fellowship,the Rotary's most prestigious award

Monday, 27 June 2016 09:12

2020 Renewables Greenock

2020 Renewables Greenock present cheque for £947 from staff fundraising events

Monday, 27 June 2016 09:09

£1500 cheque presentation

Lodge Greenock Kilwinning No.XII  £1500 cheque presentation from their 2016 fundraiser charity event

 

Argyll Holiday Homes hands over home to Charity Children in Poverty Inverclyde. Fiona Kelly from Argyll Homes, Pat Burke,Seumus Lamb, Joe McAllister from the charity, Provost Moran and Sean McGowan from Morrisons with invited guests at the opening ceremony on 30 March.

Children in Poverty Inverclyde founder Pat Burke, Morrison's Greenock store manager Sean McGowan and Argyll Holidays Hunters Quay Holiday Village general manager David Dain cut the ribbon to the new holiday home.

Thursday, 28 January 2016 21:15

Tough Mudder Challange for Charity

Louise Murphy (LMFitness) is putting a great deal of her own time into helping reduce poverty in Inverclyde.

Morrisons Greenock General Manager Sean McGowan presents a magnificent donation cheque of £35000 from the Morrisons Foundation that shall fund the purchase of a holiday home at Hunters Quay Holiday Village.

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Children in Poverty Inverclyde is registered as a Scottish Charitable Incorporated Organisation under the Charities and Trustee (Scotland) Act 2005.

Our charity number is SC044563.


Contact:
Pat Burke (Chairman)

Address:
20/16 Harbourside
Inverkip
PA16 0BF

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