Spring 2010
Living Tree of Intentions.
The Intentions which had been written at the 10 Year Celebration last December were collected and stored in a safe place over the winter. In April this year these were carefully shredded and planted underneath a young tree in a private garden where it will be looked after for years to come. Our hope is that as the Tree grows the intentions which people wished for will go out in to the world and manifest.
Winter 2009
10 Year Anniversary Celebrations
On the 4th December 2009 we held an evening of celebration to mark our 10 year Anniversary. The venue for this was the Maritime Hotel, Bantry.
There were three strands to the evening's celebrations. Community artist Marie Brett created a TREE OF INTENTIONS.
For this Marie brought a copper beach Tree in a large pot. She then set up a table with paper and envelopes and long strips of cotton. Every one present wrote down their intention, sealed it into an envelope and tied it onto the tree using a piece of cloth. The end result was spectacular!
After the Intentions were hung on the Tree a DVD was shown of the history of the West Cork Women Against Violence Project. This DVD was put together for us by Diarmaid MacAlasandair in conjunction with the staff and volunteers of WCWAVP.
Following that we placed small lit candles under the Tree for a dedication and the West Cork Community Choir, Accapellabella, sang a number of pieces. That was stunning and enjoyed by everyone present.
We would like to offer our heartfelt thanks to everyone involved in making the night such a great success. Our thanks to the Maritime Hotel who looked after us very well, to Marie Brett, Diarmaid Mac Alasandair, Accapellabella, to Sarah Cairns for the photography, to all present on the night and all those who couldn't make it but send Intentions and good wishes. And of course thanks to our funders for the event, the NDP, Cosc and the National Lottery.
