SOS to help finish ‘Butterfly Garden’ for children’s charity

A last-minute SOS has been issued by the organisers of a charity’s ‘Butterfly Garden’ for seriously ill children, scheduled to open in West Cork next weekend.

The garden designer behind the project says volunteers urgently need donations of building materials — 300 roof slates, 40 seven-by-two planks, and 10 four-by-three timbers, all of which are needed to complete the garden’s covered seating area which has a capacity for up to 300 people.

“We desperately need these additional supplies to complete our project,” said landscaper Dominick Cullinane, who has been working on the Butterfly Garden on the Sheeps’ Head Peninsula on a voluntary basis, with a dedicated group of volunteers since late 2014.