George Hook, Patron of the Comber Foundation:
“Having accompanied volunteers from Comber to Romania, I have witnessed the tireless work they do in trying to close down state run institutions in Giurgiu County. This requires help from you at perhaps the most difficult economic times. Please find a little time in your heart for young adults that perhaps unknowingly will owe you a debt of gratitude for the rest of their lives.”
Wednesday, August 15, 2012 at 11:56AM 2012 Comber Volunteers meeting with a group of AMAZING high school students who have volunteered their time to act as interpreters for our volunteers. They are more than their voices, they are inspiring, hard working, dedicated...
Wednesday, August 15, 2012 at 11:50AM Tara and Nicola adding some paints to brighten up the home in Gradinari.
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Wednesday, June 27, 2012 at 12:01PM 
Mark Harrold, Clinical Psychologist with HSE and Rehab-care Dundalk, Ireland, travelled to Romania in March to provide training for staff in the Comber homes in Giurgiu. The course trained staff members in the most effective strategies for preventing and responding to challenging behaviour in people with intellectual disabilities and was extremely well received. We are really appreciative of Mark’s input & a follow up course has already been re-quested by staff in Giurgiu!
Tuesday, June 26, 2012 at 11:38AM 
John Daly, Fiona Dowling, Cherrie McIlwaine and Emma Hassard at the Comber 21st Birthday Dinner Dance. For more photos please click here. Photo selected to be Picture of the Day in the 'Irish News' on 28th June 2012.
The Comber Foundation celebrated 21 years of making a real and lasting difference to the lives of disabled and disadvantaged people in Romania by having a Dinner Dance on Saturday 16th June. This event was a real celebration of all the Comber Foundation has achieved over the past 21 years, and also an opportunity to look forward at what the Comber Foundation plans to do in the future.
The Comber Foundation is a home grown charity, founded in 1991 in Comber, County Down, which seeks to improve the lives of disabled children and adults in Romania and Eastern Europe. One of the many ways which the Comber Foundation practically improves lives is by forming group homes, these homes offer young adults with intellectual and physical disabilities the opportunity to live within a community, outside of an institution, for the very first time since birth.
John Daly was the MC at the Dinner Dance and he reflected on the success of the evening:
‘We have all had a great night here at the Dinner Dance, reflecting on all that the Comber Foundation has been able to achieve over the past 21 years and also looking forward to the crucial work that remains to be done. I was delighted to be the MC at such a real celebration and to show my support for such a worthwhile cause.’
Fiona Dowling, Executive Director of the Comber Foundation, also commented on the Dinner Dance:
‘We at the Comber Foundation were delighted to be able to host an event which is such a positive celebration of our work over the past 21 years, whilst acknowledging the work that remains to be done in the future. We are very proud of all that our volunteers and donors have achieved and felt that they really deserved to be celebrated.’
The Dinner Dance proved to be a great night’s entertainment for everyone, with the ‘Dress to Impress’ dress code, John Daly as MC, swing music and even swing dancers helping to kick off the festivities!
The Comber Foundation would like to thank all those involved in the Dinner Dance, without whose help the night would not have been such a success.
If you would like more information on how you could support the work of the Comber Foundation then please call Emma Hassard, Fundraising Co-ordinator, on 0845 301 1057, or go to www.comber.ie
Thursday, April 26, 2012 at 5:28PM
Josephine Togher, a native of Galway, is taking part in the Comber Foundation Volunteer Programme this July 2012.
Josephine will travel with a group of 8 health care professionals to volunteer with adults with disabilities who have moved from long term care in orphanages and institutions into group homes in the community.
To raise funds towards Comber’s work, she is holding a Charity Tea Dance in Ard Ri House Hotel Tuam on the 6th of May from 15.00- 18.00.
PJ Murrihy will provide music at the event. For more information call Josephine on 087 9009370