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At Octocon 2024, we\u2019ll be fundraising for St Michael\u2019s House<\/strong>.<\/h2>\n\n\n\n

Here\u2019s co-Chair Paul on the decision behind selecting St Michael\u2019s House to support in Octocon 2024:<\/h3>\n\n\n\n
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In March of this year, my aunt Victoria passed away after a short battle with cancer. I grew up being told Victoria was Special, a word I later learned was to explain that she was a person with Down\u2019s Syndrome. She was a student in St Michael\u2019s House before it became more common for children like her to attend mainstream schools. It gave her a place to learn, to meet others like herself, and to develop the personality that lit up every room she walked into. She had a laugh that I can still hear all these months since she passed, a love of <\/em>Dirty Dancing (and in particular Patrick Swayze – she called herself Mrs Swayze) and a passion for the Soaps. She was buried on World Down Syndrome Day, after a mass filled with tears and laughter alike.<\/em><\/p>\n\n\n\n

I want to thank the Committee for allowing me to honour Victoria\u2019s memory in this way through the support of St Michael\u2019s House.<\/em><\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n\n\n\n

As part of our fundraising efforts for St Michael\u2019s House, we\u2019ll be hosting a Table Quiz on Saturday evening, as well as a raffle. Once again, the raffle will take place during the closing ceremony on Sunday evening, with tickets available throughout the weekend.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Our poster artist, Conor Carroll<\/a>, will also be selling prints of the artwork for this year\u2019s Octocon, with the profits going to St Michael\u2019s House.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Any and all donations in excess of what we ask for regarding entry to the quiz or the purchase of raffle tickets are greatly appreciated.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

At Octocon 2024, we\u2019ll be fundraising for St Michael\u2019s House. Here\u2019s co-Chair Paul on the decision behind selecting St Michael\u2019s House to support in Octocon 2024: In March of this year, my aunt Victoria passed away after a short battle with cancer. I grew up being told Victoria was Special, a word I later learned… Continue reading Charity Fundraising – St Michael\u2019s House (and the Greater Octocon Table Quiz)<\/span><\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":17,"featured_media":3806,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[1,31],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-3805","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-news","category-octocon-events","entry"],"yoast_head":"\nCharity Fundraising - St Michael\u2019s House (and the Greater Octocon Table Quiz) - Octocon 2024<\/title>\n<meta name=\"description\" content=\"At Octocon 2024, we\u2019ll be fundraising for St Michael\u2019s House. 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