THE Ladies Gaelic Football Association, Lidl Ireland and Jigsaw, the National Centre for Youth Mental Health, will host a special Facebook Live event this Thursday to celebrate the achievements of clubs who recently participated in the Lidl One Good Club Mental Health and wellbeing programme.
The show will be hosted by Marty Morrissey and will be broadcast live on the LGFA’s Facebook Page at 8 pm on Thursday, May 27.
Lidl’s One Good Club is a five-step youth mental health awareness programme for local clubs, developed in partnership with the Ladies Gaelic Football Association (LGFA) and Jigsaw, the National Centre for Youth Mental Health.
It featured as one of the stand out projects at our Sport for Business Sport for Social Good Conference last December, in partnership with Allianz.
25 clubs across the country were chosen to participate following the receipt of over 900 nominations from local communities.
The start date for the Lidl One Good Club™ programme was delayed due to Covid-19 – but activities in the various clubs finally got underway in March 2021.
The response from the communities involved was incredible and now, the LGFA, Lidl Ireland and Jigsaw will reflect upon this memorable ten-week journey, with prizes for ‘Strongest Community Involvement’, ‘Most Innovative Initiative’ and ‘Best Overall Engagement’ to be presented.
On the night, Marty Morrissey will also chat to Lidl One Good Club™ ambassadors, representatives from the LGFA, Lidl Ireland and Jigsaw, and participating club members who will outline the life-changing impact of the programme.
“We’ve been living through difficult times but the efforts of the 25 clubs involved in the Lidl One Good Club programme has lifted their communities and our souls,” said LGFA President Micheál Naughton.
“It has been heart-warming to watch all of the wonderful work that has been undertaken by these clubs, with social media offering a glimpse of what has been happening on the ground.”
“I’ve been overwhelmed by what I’ve seen on social media posts and videos, with the sense of community within these clubs an indication of how, even in the most challenging of times, our sport continues to bond people together.”
“We are extremely proud of our long-standing partnerships with both the LGFA and Jigsaw and it has been a brilliant experience bringing these organisations together for the Lidl One Good Club programme,” added Ciara Sheehan, Corporate Social Responsibility Manager, Lidl Ireland.
“The effort put in by every single club has been exceptional and we have been so impressed by the volume and scale of the activities undertaken over the ten weeks. We are really looking forward to bringing the clubs together and celebrating all of their hard work.”
Lidl Ireland and the Ladies Gaelic Football Association are among more than 250+ members of the Sport for Business network of sporting and business organisations working together across a number of key areas.
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