AURORA CHARITY SHOP

Aurora is a charity shop which was opened on the 26th of July 2018 to support the work of Cork Mental Health Housing Association. It is based on St. Josephs Road in Mallow and is open to the public 6 days a week.

The shop has three main objectives which are as follows:

To raise funds to support the work of the Housing Association
To give those affected by Mental Health Difficulties an opportunity to gain valuable experience in a supported environment
To raise the profile of the organisation

The shop is run by a shop manager and is supported by numerous volunteers. If you would be interested in volunteering some time to work in the shop please contact the shop manager on 022 22694.

We also accept donations of Clothes, Furniture, Bric a Brac, DVD's etc.

Shop Team of The Year 2022

Wow we won charity shop team of the year today at the Irish charity retail awards in Dublin and we also got volunteer of the year so two great awards for a great team well done to all the staff and volunteers great achievement for the team.

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AURORA CHARITY SHOP

Aurora is our Charity Shop based on St. Josephs Road in Mallow Co.Cork
Meet the team

Meet the Team
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