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Back to the Shop Floor for John Ryan on Daffodil Day at The Ardilaun

Date of issue: 3^rd March 2008

The Ryan Family & The Ardilaun Hotel staff members are busy preparing for Daffodil Day which takes place on Friday 7^th March. John Ryan, Director of the Ardilaun Hotel has taken part in a novel fundraising event called ‘Back to the Shop Floor’ for Daffodil Day.

Back to the Shop Floor for Daffodil Day is a fundraising idea which invites top CEOs and senior managers countrywide to spend some time performing a task that would not normally be part of their everyday routine. In an effort to raise sponsorship John Ryan has swapped places with staff members for Daffodil Day – working in the kitchen wash-up. Sponsorship cards are at reception in the Ardilaun or members of the public may contact the Hotel with pledges of donations.

The Ryan family are no strangers to charity fundraising and hard work and are only delighted with the opportunity to contribute to a worthy cause as well as joining in with their work colleagues. ‘It’s a team effort where staff and management get involved, have some fun in the course of the working day and encourage guests to contribute to the Daffodil Day fund,’ said John Ryan. ‘Its all in a day’s work!’. The Ardilaun staff have  decorated the Hotel reception area with posters, balloons and daffodils creating awareness of Daffodil Day as well as selling daffodil pins and keyrings on the day. For more information log onto www.theardilaunhotel.ie.

Over one hundred companies have signed up to take part in Back to the Shop Floor 2008. Among these are some of the countries largest financial institutions such as Accenture, Citigroup, Allied Irish Bank, and private companies – Hibernian Insurance & Cigna Healthcare & SAP SSC from Galway, as well as other companies such as Hewlett Packard, Merit Medical, and Watson Wyatt. Public sector companies include the Dept of Transport, as well as County Councils nationwide. For further information on Back to the Shop Floor log on to www.cancer.ie or contact the Back to the Shop Floor office direct on 01 – 231 0568.

As part of the fundraising for Daffodil Day, The Ardilaun Hotel, who is a member of Select Hotels of Ireland, in association with the local branch of the Irish Cancer Society are also organising a coffee morning on Monday 10^th March between 11am and 1pm where all proceeds of the event go directly to the charity. All are welcome to attend and customers are asked to donate €3 to the Irish Cancer Society for Freshly Brewed tea or coffee accompanied by Fresh Homemade Fruit Scones & Chocolate Chip Scones all baked inhouse by Award Winning Pastry Chef Paula Stakelum. The Galway Oyster Festival Pearl Ann-Marie Mitchell will be in attendance. For anyone interested in attending the coffee morning or supporting the local branch of the Irish Cancer Society, please contact Ann Flanagan on: 091 522066