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greenacres news greenacres history part 2 j ulie moved to greenacres as a caretaker just before christmas 2002 and the empty house got its first signs of new life in february 2003 she was joined by vera klute an ex-camphill co-worker and an art student who needed a place to stay besides looking after the house and generally making it a warm and welcoming place julie and vera were soon forging links with other like-minded groups and fellow travellers by running a guest house hiring rooms for meetings and organising talks and art dance lyre and drumming courses and workshops financially it was all a bit of a struggle but the community camphill community greenacres volume 2 issue 2 august 2010 from the beginning greenacres was full of possibilities and one of the first people to realise these opportunities was julie thompson was born under goodwill warmth support and expectation betsy koning came to give julie a hand in the spring and another student rented a room the beginnings of a community were ready by the time the lease arrangement with the nuns was formally signed on the 1st of june 2003 the next phase in the development of the community began in august 2003 with the arrival of katri halme noel bruder and their 3 children siobhan mccallion moved into greenacres in september kae from japan joined us in october and by katri halme andrew ryan was living in by the end of the year the last of the spider webs were swept away and the house was starting to get full as a result of all the new people joining the community it was soon taking shape more as an urban residential camphill centre alive and buzzing but with less room for big workshops and courses however if the heart of the community was missing in the beginning it was surely beating by christmas 2003 in the next edition 2004 onwards tours in dublin rick nal games -lime natio saint john`s day news s holidays historie is edition in th

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special sport by shane nolan special olympics ireland are held every four years the national games that come from 2 years of competion then the area games then on to regional games and from the regional games the athletes get picked to play for their province but the greatest of all is to play for ireland at world summer games in another country special olympics national games limerick 2010 the history of the special olympics orty-two years ago eunice kennedy shriver organized the first international special olympics games at solder field chicago ,illinois usa the concept was born in the 1960 s when shriver started a day camp for people with learning disabilities she saw that they were far more capable in sports and physical activities than many experts thought today 3 million athletes f in more than 180 countries around the world benefit from being involved with special olympics special olympics ireland was founded in 1978 over the past 32 years the organization has grown significantly and today has over 11,000 athletes participating in 15 sports in more then 440 clubs throughout the island of ireland they are supported by a network of more than 18,000 volunteers making special olympics one of the largest voluntary organiza tions in ireland currently special olympics ireland offers the following sports alpine sking table tennis and the motor activites training programme matp in addition to providing sports training and competition the special olympics ireland also incorporates the athlete leadership programme alps the family support programme healthy athlete and volunteer programme special olympics sports rules visioning is the process by which divisioning special olympics athletes and the divisioning process is the fundamental difference that sets special olympics apart from all other sports organizations every athlete is recognized for their performance,medals are awarded to athletes who are placed first second and third while athletes who are placed fourth to eighth are awarded ribbons di teams are grouped and compete together ensuring fair competition for all athletes/teams of all levels of ability an athletes ability is determined by the athlete registration form which is submitted at the time of registration for the games ,this form contains the most up to date time/score distance of the individual athlete pulled in to limerick station ,we boarded a bus to take us all to limerick university to settle down to change into something nice and have our dinner before being escorted by police to the opening ceremony it was a great evening for all on thursday we were down for the games but it was more about which division each one would play and then a relaxing evening in teams events divisions are created using athletes skills scores submitted on the registration form and assessments on the day of competition.the divisioning process works by grouping athletes and teams by gender age and ability with the primary criteria being ability in order to offer a quality competitive event for the athlete friday the games started itself we played two times this day we won the first one against ulster but we lost the second one against leinster saturday the objective was to win the two games to be in the final on sunday so we did we won the 2 matches so than finally on sunday we had the final and it was very special for me because my mother and dundrum team mates came to watch me playing in the end we got the second place and i came back with a silver medal the game itself o n june the dublin team went by train to limerick where the national games happened so i met up with my chaperone plus three other athletes who i travelled with the journey by train took two hours.when the train 2 greenacresnews

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holidays in spain by noel bruder holidays w katri myself and our kids had a big family holiday this summer in spain about how we spent our time we tried to get in a good walk early in the morning before it got too hot then back for breakfast getting the kids ready and off to the beach although our nearest beaches were quite busy it was nothing like the costa crowding you sometimes get and most of the people were spanish our teenage girls had a slightly different rhythm mostly dictated by nightclubs staying open until 6am and then sleeping it off on the beach our excursions took us to valencia city some of the local hill villages and much to the delight of the kids a giant water park near benidorm mostly however we hung around the local town of gandia making the most of cafe life and the wonderful sunshine e rented a villa together with friends of ours from camphill in finland it was outside a town called gandia just off the costa blanca south of valencia and north of benidorm as you can see in the photo the villa was really beautiful with all the mod cons and a lovely garden and pool with 9 kids in the house we needed all the space we could get over the 3 weeks of our holiday we slowly got into the spanish way of life siestas late evening dinners a certain manana culture well what else could you do in the heat our villa was half way between the seaside and the hills and this is an added bonus for the holiday was to be in spain for the duration of the world cup the games were shown on a big screen in the town square and everyone from grannies to grandkids came out for the spectacle viva espana my summer break by mary kenny i came home a couple of weeks ago my lovely sister eva who was home shortly before that very kindly treated me to a night out at the theatre it was romeo and juliet playing at the mill theatre another night i was invited to a delicious meal in her apartment the next day we drove in the pouring rain for donegal where we had lovely sunny weather we celebrated mam s and eva s birthday there i also got to see my cousin sarah with her two children and my uncle stephen and his wife it was a very relaxing and enjoyable holiday 3 greenacresnews

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festivals by siobhan h the saint john s the saint john s day s aint john was a holy man who was born on 24th june with great love in his heart he baptized jesus in a river called river jordan because of his importance his birthday is celebrated still his birthday is usually celebrated with a big bonfire at midsummer because midsummer in ancient times on 24th june many countries around the world celebrate saint john s day but who was he and what is the tradition behind it was the season for fire rituals as the fire of purification this bonfire is made from wood paper small sticks and a lot of flammable objects many places around the world celebrate this special day in that way even if it is not summer time at the place so the bonfire is in fact something very traditional for saint john s day the saint john s day in greenacres b ecause saint john s day is celebrated in midsummer time the camphill communities in ireland including greenacres have outdoor activities the activities includes things like going out for walks games cultural tours but the main and different thing is about how we change our houses we do nice hand made crafts like doves midsummer suns small hanging suns sun around a candle on a table etc this year to commemorate the saint johns day we had a meal outside at farmhill house our main house it was a brazilian barbecue made by our co workers from brazil ­ marcos and marcia.all of the community were there plus saint margaret s ladies and some friends as thomas i have been away on holiday to edinburgh in scotland where i stayed in a camphill community i slept the nights in a caravan i met nice people especially gill who is a good friend of mine we went for many drives around the countryside one day we had a picnic lunch on the beach there i went for a long walk where i saw the dog running out of the water .then i ran very fast where i frightened the seagulls off the beach .i also went for a walk with brenda along the promenade beach,which i really enjoyed 4 greenacresnews my summer break by andrew ryan one day went and watched a funfair where i saw dodgum cars which were flashing we watched the abba mama mia movie on the tv which was in the house of the community one day we went to the park where i remember brenda and i being photographed of me eating ice cream it had red jam on top of it and the flavour was vanilla which is my favourite we also listened to music and after the park we went home .one day we had ice cream and hot chocolate at a pub called ryans bar that was me andrew ryan on my holidays.

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fresh air nice walk and nature dun laoghaire harbour special tours in dublin by siobhan mc in dun laoghaire you can go for a nice walk around the pier and different things to see it is located about six miles southeast of dublin city centre the harbour itself was built between 1817 and 1842 it is possible to take a leisurely stroll along both the east and west piers of the harbour at any time the east pier is particularly popular among young and old alike in the summer months the amazing thing is that you can take ferry from there to holyhead in wales anyone can find more in the tourist office there in bray you can walk around the beach area and some entertainment and some fun it is a amazing scenery with mountains and the sea and just 30 minutes from dublin city there you can have a nice walk around the beach visit the bray heritage centre have a nice picnic and often it is hold festivals bray malahide is a nice town 16 km from dublin city centre there is famous because of the nice restaurants and the international yachts a good thing is walk around the malahide park and have a good picnic in the green area you can also have games and practice sports there you will find the malahide castle where there is a nice museum this is one of my favourite place to go there you can fancy a nice walk along the many animals and nature it is located in phoenix park you can easily get there from city centre by bus and after visit there why not have a good time at phoenix park zoo a good way to travel around dublin is take the luas and the public transport with them you can get in most of the nice places in the city centre and go to different places to look around and explore more like some museums and the historic places at the city centre i recommend the irish museum modern art there was nice things to look at pictures and making of things wide variety of art in a dynamic programme of exhibitions you can find out more in their homepage http www.imma.ie arts and historical side irish museum modern art it is the ireland national gallery there you can see many different paintings of irish people and also a shop and café in the gallery it is free and easy to get there because it is in the very city centre on merrion square a nice place to get known irish history with the most important people represented by wax figures and you also can hear the history about them just pressing a button in every room besides it you will see famous people in wax and take funny photos from it there are much more to see in dublin here are just few ideas what i recommend but a nice thing is walk around the city and get more informations in the tourist office you can see it at http www.visitdublin.com 5 greenacresnews national art gallery wax museum plus

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news and much more new co-worker in farmhill house m y name is markus hasebrink and i am 19 years old i live with my two brothers my parents my grandparents as well as my dog on an old farm in hamm nordrhein-westfalen germany besides school i m a passionate athlete and active in more than one sports club until two years ago i was acting voluntary as an altar server other than that i spend my free time preferably with my family and friends furthermore i am interested in history and i enjoy reading and cultural travelling my decision to become a volunteer came along after i attained my a-level as far as i am concerned every human being occupies a certain responsibility for other people in their environment i consider myself even more sensitive towards that duty as i grew up in a wealthy community so i was privileged compared to many people in this world i was already looking at information for a voluntary service while my mother s cousin gave me the advice to study your website as he also gained a lot of experience in a organisation which is similar to camphill the aspect of living and working together with people who have special needs impressed me deeply i think in the ordinary world there are not many organisations or people who really try to treat everyone the same furthermore greenacres is a very special community for me because it s location in the city offers the residents a range of other social contacts in working or everyday life i think i was convinced that the camphill experience would give me the possibility and chance to grow up moreover social treatments would enable me to get to know the irish culture and especially the long history of dublin summer outings acess our webpage www.camphill.ie/greenacres have a look in our craft work

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