This is street outreach training. This will be given by Niamh Brennan. Street Outreach is giving back to the community to help those who are homeless or don't have a roof over their head.

Our final swap shop with Fashion Society and the Environmental Society is April 30 from 12-3pm in the Arts Building. 

As usual, bring along an item to swap OR make a small donation in aid of Gaza to take an item home. All proceeds raised will be donated to charities working directly with Palestine.

Our end of year AGM is Monday 29 April @6-7pm! If you’re interested in joining the committee for next year come along and after we’ll go out for drinks to celebrate the past year of volunteering!!

We have teamed up with the Swiftie society to do the Big Pub Quiz! Taking place on 16 April in O'Neils beer garden, this event will test your general knowledge and provide some laughs as well. Entry is free and donations to SVP will be appreciated on the night! Hope to see you there

A chilled afternoon coffee collab with the mental health, psychology, and mature society! A chance to de-stress and socialise from 2-4pm in TSI 110. 

Slow Fashion Catwalk collab with the Environment Soc, DJ Soc, Visual Media Soc and many more is on Wednesday 13 March from 7-10pm!! 

We will showcase second hand fashion in our catwalk(prizes to be won), talk about the environmental impact of fast fashion, hold a swap shop- bring clothes to swap if you want! and have a workshop.

All money raised is going to the charity Threshold, a charity committed to preventing homelessness. Make sure to buy your tickets(or get them at the door). See you soon!!

Super exciting event on Tuesday March 12 at 6pm! wanna learn more about volunteering after college? definitely come along we’ll be talking about SVP and their amazing involvement with the community and doing home visitations! 

Definitely worth coming along to learn more about volunteering and we’ll have a few treats as well see you there!

In collaboration with Fashion Society we are holding a swap shop on Tuesday March 5th- keep an eye on our instagram for the time!

Bring clothes to swap- no more than 5! 

We’re really excited and can’t wait to see you there :)

We are collabing with the Mental Health Society and many more- to raise funds and awareness for Movember! This is an amazing event in support of mens mental health.

SVP and the Mental Health society are collabing for a wellness walk on Wednesday around South campus from 1-2pm!  

Our Street Outreach Training is Tuesday 24 October! Street outreach is when we go into Dublin and give out supplies/food to those living on the street. We’ll be going out on outreach hopefully by end of November when everyone is fully vetted/trained!

We're really excited for our first event of the year! At the AGM we will appoint new committee members and talk about future fundraisers/events!

We are delighted to announce that the MU SVP Society will be hosting a Games Night on Tuesday evening, November 23rd at 6.30pm in John Hume Lecture Theatre (JHL5).

For society members who would like to attend the event in-person, we would kindly ask that society members book their spot via MU Life.

The process to do so is as follows:

To do so, please follow this link:

http://mulife.ie/society/svp and then click 'upcoming events' and book your spot for the Games Night event!

This can be done up to one hour before the event begins on Tuesday evening. However, we would encourage you to book your spot early as the in-person capacity is limited, in order to comply with university rules.

Face coverings must be worn and social distancing must be observed throughout the event.

If you have any further questions in relation to the MU SVP Society, please feel free to contact us at svp@mulife.ie or alternatively you can contact us via our social media accounts.

Maynooth SVP Society is hosting our annual AGM this Wednesday, October 13th at 7pm in JHL4!

The AGM this year will be held in person but due to the university's health guidance, there will only be 50 people permitted to attend in person. Therefore, we have set up an online booking system on mulife.ie! The booking closes an hour before the event starts so make sure to book your spot as soon as possible! 

There will be five committee positions up for grabs, a public relations officer (PRO), an events officer, a fundraising officer, a first year representative and an ordinary committee member (OCM), all of whom are central parts of the committee! We urge those who wish to run for these positions to attend in person, to give you the best shot possible for election.

We look forward to seeing many of our society members in-person at the AGM!

We would emphasise to our members that this event will be in compliance with the University Guidelines for all clubs and societies, and as such, all members in attendance will be required to wear a face covering and practice social distancing in accordance with University Guidelines.

All funding raised will go into funding our volunteer activities such as Street Outreach and others. We are asking people to donate a minimum of €2 to our PayPal which will enter their name into our raffle. We have some fantastic prizes up for grabs which consist of:

1 x €15 Just Eat Voucher

1 x €20 Just  Eat Voucher

1 x €30 One4All Voucher

We are holding a games night in collaboration with Games society in order to raise money for our fundraiser! We will be playing jackbox and it will be streamed on Twitch. Make sure you're in the games soc discord and message us for an invite if you need one.

This is a collaboration with DCU SVP, UCD SVP, UCC SVP and UCC Simon Society. It is a casual event where we can all have a nice catch up and discuss the events over the past week. 

This is a collaboration with DCU SVP, UCD SVP, UCC SVP and UCC Simon Society.

Thursday @ 6pm: Invisible Homelessness Discussion Panel with

- Lord Mayor of Dublin Hazel Chu

- Eoin Ó Broin, Sinn Féin Housing Spokesperson

- Rebecca Moynihan, Labour Housing Spokesperson

- John-Mark McCafferty, CEO of Threshold

This is a collaboration with DCU SVP, UCD SVP, UCC SVP and UCC Simon Society.

LGBTQ+ Homelessness Discussion Panel with Dr. Aideen Quilty. Dr. Aideen Quilty is the Associate Dean of Social Sciences, Director of Gender Studies at UCD and is on the 2020 Focus Ireland report on LGBTQ+ Homelessness.

Hosted by Daire Dempsey

• Develop greater understanding of what poverty is, how it effects people, and what it means in our daily lives

• Explore the impacts of poverty on our lives and challenge the idea that poverty is something that happens to ‘other people’

• Develop awareness of cost of living and impacts of consistent poverty

A fun coffee morning with SVP! We'll all have a nice catch up and discuss the events we have planned for the semester.

On Thursday the 25th of February at 7pm on Microsoft Teams, Maynooth Disney Society will be hosting a virtual Escape Room, titled "The Search for Library Cat" which follows a group of students working to find Library Cat, after he disappears. The event is open to all Maynooth University students.

Players will compete in teams of 5 people, and can either play with a group of friends they already know, or be assigned to a team if they wish. We kindly ask that each person donates a minimum of €2, which will go to MS Ireland, the MSU Chosen Charity of the Year. The quickest team to complete the Escape Room will receive a €100 One4All voucher. 

Join us, sit back and enjoy a virtual movie night with Maynooth SVP, MHS Maynooth and Maynooth Film Society on Wednesday the 24th of February at 8pm. Between the three societies for this collaboration, we will be presenting the film “All Together Now”. We chose this movie to raise awareness for homelessness in the lead up to Social Justice week which takes place in early March every year.

Maynooth SVP are collaborating with Maynooth Access Society and MHS Maynooth on Wednesday the 24th of February at 6pm for an "MUA" with special guest Saoire Rawson.

This coming week, Maynooth SVP will be hosting a collaboration event with MU Yoga Society - Beginners Yoga class on Tuesday the 23rd of February between 6-7pm. This is a free event, however, donations for SVP Ireland are welcome and much appreciated.

A fun coffee morning with SVP! We'll all have a nice catch up and discuss the events we have planned for the semester.

On Thursday the 17th of December at 6.30pm Maynooth SVP will be hosting a Christmas quiz as part of our SVP Christmas Appeal in collaboration with numerous societies. 

The quiz will take place on Microsoft Teams, and an email will be sent to SVP members. If you haven’t got an email drop us a dm and we will send you the link ?

There will be lots of cool prizes to be won on the night, including One4All vouchers for the 1st place, 2nd place and 3rd place contestants. There will also be a raffle for a JustEat Voucher.

If you would like to donate the link is in our bio and will stay open until the end of the Christmas appeal. If anyone has any questions drop us a dm ?

As part of our Christmas Appeal, we are hosting a fun run in order to raise money for SVP. Christmas is always a hard time of year for SVP, however this year is especially challenging as no physical donations can be made. 

We are asking people to run 5k and donate €5 to our fundraiser which goes directly to SVP. We have set up a signup and fundraiser page, which is linked below. 

https://linktr.ee/musvp

Hosted by Daire Dempsey

• Develop greater understanding of what poverty is, how it effects people, and what it means in our daily lives

• Explore the impacts of poverty on our lives and challenge the idea that poverty is something that happens to ‘other people’

• Develop awareness of cost of living and impacts of consistent poverty

At the AGM we elected new committee positions and discussed the society’s upcoming events. The AGM also provided our society members with an opportunity to ask the committee any questions or give any suggestions for the society that they had. 

The following committee positions were elected:

- Chairperson

- Treasurer

- Public Relations Officer

- Events Officer

- Fundraising Officer

- 1st Year Rep

- x2 Ordinary Committee Members

Hey everyone!

Lovely to see so many of you guys sign up at Fairs Day yesterday! This year will be hard for many with so much lectures being online, so the more the merrier! Also, virtual Fairs Day has extended till Friday, and if you have any questions you can still use the live text chat on MULife.

Just to let you all know that we're hosting a short zoom Intro Night to the society tonight! Members and non-members welcome.

Essentially it's just a chance to find out what the society is all about from the committee members themselves and have the opportunity to ask any questions you may have. If you're undecided about joining, Intro Night provides the perfect opportunity to get a taste of the society and our plans for the semester. We're sound out so don't be afraid to turn up even if you're nervous, it will just be a chill chat!

The Zoom meeting ID and password will be posted on our Instagram and Facebook later on today.

Hi everyone!

We are having a Food Drive collection this Wednesday and Thursday from 12 -4 pm! We are looking for dried foods and tins to give to SVP for their food drive! 

We are collecting in the John Hume Help Desk- we will also accept members on the day

See you all there -

SVP

Hi guys! We have a bake sale happening this Wednesday in the arts block from 10-1 in aid of SVP!

Come along and enjoy some gorgeous goodies all in the name of a great cause! Members are encouraged to bring along their own baked goods to help fundraise!

See you all there!

We’re hosting a sustainable fashion workshop Thursday the 20th where you can learn all about the environmental impact of fast fashion and what happens to the clothes that we no longer use!

Super interesting workshop for those interested in sustainability or fashion in general!?? 

Our workshop will be given by Síofra, our college liaison from SVP HQ!

On Tuesday the 19th we are hosting a movie night in aid of Mental Health Week?

It’ll be in JH4 at 6PM and we will of course have plenty of popcorn and Sweets?? Keep an eye on our social media stories to find out what movie we’ll be showing (it may involve a panda) ?

Hi guys!

We have a bake sale happening this Wednesday in the arts block from 10-2 in aid of SVP?

Come along to our AGM where we will be eating pizza, giving out free merchandise and electing new committee members!

Don't worry if you didn't get a chance to sign up to us yet, just come along and sign up on the night!

Join us for a workshop lead by SVP HQ about poverty and the cost of living in Ireland:

Who experiences poverty in Ireland? How does it effect us? What are the causes of economic inequality?

What is the value of childcare to a single parent on minumum wage?

548,000 people in Ireland do not have enough food to eat every year.

Come down and visit us for Fairs Day! Talk to our committee members about what work our society does and grab some free goodies while you are down!

Come along to our street outreach training to be Garda vetted! Street outreach takes place in dublin where you help give out hot meals to the homeless! You must attend this training if you are interested in participating!

Come along to our AGM where we will be eating pizza, giving out free merchandise and electing new committee members!

Maynooth Students' SVP will be hosting our first event of this year at 6.00pm on Thursday 13th October in TH2 in the arts block.

This is your chance to really get a good idea of what the society is all about. From getting stuck in feeding the homeless on the streets of Dublin City Centre to social nights and Intervarsity events, SVP is the place to make a difference and have unreal craic doing it. You get to meet all our great committee and find out why we love SVP and why you will too. 

If that isn't enough, you will also be given the opportunity to get seriously involved with the society by running for one of the positions available on our committee where or you can bring your ideas forward and help run thesociety. 

All you do is step up and say a few words to influences the masses to vote for you. No experience neccessary just a positive attitude so please consider joining our fantastically friendly committee. 

There are plenty of opportunities to help out with the society over the year ahead. You can get involved with our Fundraising, Activities, Events and Welfare teams to make a real difference. 

Sound good so far? 
Well while your soaking in what SVP is all about and maybe running for a position, you can enjoy FREE pizza and FREE refreshments and then afterwards we'll all group together and hit the town for the night.

Don't worry if you didn't get a chance to sign up to us yet, just come along and sign up on the night. 

So come along to TH2 at 6.00pm on Thursday 13th October and get involved with Maynooth Students SVP.

This was in no way copy and pasted from previous years.