This visual arts initiative has raised over €625,000 for The Jack & Jill Children’s Foundation so far. Funds Raised go towards providing home respite care to families in your local community.
The Jack & Jill Children's Foundation
Incognito was set up by The Jack & Jill Children’s Foundation in 2017.
This is what Incognito means to one of our Jack & Jill Mum’s Tracy Carroll:
“I burst into tears when confirmed flashed on the screen, I had the sale set to go at 8am and checked continuously until it was 9.50am when I sat anxiously waiting the sale to go live, adrenaline racing through me as I selected our piece. I had browsed the catalogue several times, not really focusing just making notes of some I liked, at this point it was just about supporting The Jack and Jill Children’s Foundation, John, my husband, the quiet silent type but with an artistic eye, fell upon the piece. “Tracy what does this make you think about”, “Willow”, the piece captures the essence of Willow, standing strong, beautiful bright in a dusky setting, her arms crossed, locked.
Willow has quadriplegic Cerebral Palsy, with can lead to tightness in her limbs, Willows arms would be mostly affected, unable to use them independently. But Willow has defied the odds and is now 3, Willow is a child under the wing of The Jack and Jill Children’s Foundation.
When you have a child with complex medical needs your world is chaotic, your life, your families live in turmoil. When you find yourself part of this very strange new world you are lost, blinded in a fog. When you are trying to scramble your way through and you are part of the amazing Jack and Jill Family you have guides to walk, drag and some days carry you.
The joy of being lucky to buy our piece, means more than a beautiful piece of art, it’s part of our story, it’s part of the Jack and Jill legacy, it’s a symbol of the beautiful life we now share, helped by the love of the amazing nurses and staff and other families in this atypical family.
Once we received our piece, I was able to make contact with the artist, again another emotional moment, her art fitting right in with our world of Fairies and Elves on the path of Willow’s Way.
For those who decide to support and purchase a piece in the second upcoming sale, we thank you and know that you will forever be part of a bigger story, a story of love, strength, of amazing people and a beautiful family.”
About Jack & Jill
The Jack & Jill Children’s Foundation is an Irish children’s charity that funds and delivers specialist home nursing and end-of-life care for children from birth to six years of age who have highly complex and life-limiting medical conditions. Its mission is to empower parents to care for their child at home, because there is no care like home care for a Jack & Jill child.
Jack & Jill mobilises a crew of community nurses and carers, operates seven days a week, and has no waiting list. Over 2,600 families have been supported by the Foundation since it was established in 1997. Last year it funded and supported over 94,000 home nursing hours to the children under its wing, in addition to 25,000 hours of hands-on case management from its specialist children’s liaison nurses. To do this, the Foundation must raise over €4 million to fund its unique service each year. Jack & Jill funds and provides up to 80 hours per month of home nursing care for families, costing €1,440 per month.
Each €18 donation funds one hour of home nursing care. For Jack & Jill parents, this ‘Gift of Time’ means precious moments to participate in the normal things that most of us take for granted – whether it’s spending some quality time with a sibling, grabbing a quick coffee with a friend, taking a walk or simply having a nap to recharge.
Jack & Jill Children’s Foundation
Incognito is a Public Arts Initiative established in 2017.
All profits from Incognito is used to fund Jack & Jill’s home nursing-care for very sick children, who do better at home, where they are well cared for by their parents with critical support from Jack & Jill nurses and carers.
