On Monday next, July 7, the Mayo Roscommon Hospice Foundation will celebrate the 25th anniversary of the opening of its first ever charity shop – the Swinford Hospice Shop.
In summer 2000, a group of local volunteers transformed a vision into a reality by launching the inaugural Hospice Shop on Chapel Street.
The shop later relocated to its current premises at Bridge Street, Swinford.
The Swinford Hospice Shop became the first of 12 Hospice Shops to open in Mayo and Roscommon, paving the way for the expansion of hospice support throughout the region.
Offering new and second-hand clothing, bric-a-brac, books and more, the Swinford Hospice Shop, and others across the region, have become vital fundraising pillars for the Mayo Roscommon Hospice Foundation.
