{"id":3168,"date":"2024-04-30T11:24:16","date_gmt":"2024-04-30T11:24:16","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/vlm.ie\/?p=3168"},"modified":"2025-02-19T12:07:29","modified_gmt":"2025-02-19T12:07:29","slug":"new-kitchen-and-dining-room-for-de-paul-school-in-thigio-2","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/vlm.ie\/index.php\/new-kitchen-and-dining-room-for-de-paul-school-in-thigio-2\/","title":{"rendered":"New kitchen and dining room for De Paul School in Thigio"},"content":{"rendered":"\t\t<div data-elementor-type=\"wp-post\" data-elementor-id=\"3168\" class=\"elementor elementor-3168\" data-elementor-post-type=\"post\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-b6aafa2 elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default wpr-particle-no wpr-jarallax-no wpr-parallax-no wpr-sticky-section-no\" data-id=\"b6aafa2\" data-element_type=\"section\" data-e-type=\"section\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-100 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-1ce16c6\" data-id=\"1ce16c6\" data-element_type=\"column\" data-e-type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-5acd042 elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"5acd042\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h2 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">New kitchen and dining room for De Paul School in Thigio<\/h2>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-1885ba0 elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default wpr-particle-no wpr-jarallax-no wpr-parallax-no wpr-sticky-section-no\" data-id=\"1885ba0\" data-element_type=\"section\" data-e-type=\"section\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-100 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-83975ab\" data-id=\"83975ab\" data-element_type=\"column\" data-e-type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-a60feb8 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"a60feb8\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p>April 2024 saw the completion of a new kitchen and dining room at De Paul School in Thigio, in partnership with the Vincentian Fathers in Kenya!<\/p><p><span style=\"font-style: inherit; font-weight: inherit; color: var( --e-global-color-text );\">The Castleknock College schools immersion project in 2023 took place here, and the school children truly stole their hearts.<\/span><\/p><p>Thanks to the incredible generosity of the Castleknock school community and the efforts of our immersion participants, the school&#8217;s dream has become a reality. 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kitchen and dining room for De Paul School in Thigio April 2024 saw the completion of a new kitchen and dining room at De Paul School in Thigio, in partnership with the Vincentian Fathers in Kenya! The Castleknock College schools immersion project in 2023 took place here, and the school children truly stole their hearts. Thanks to the incredible generosity of the Castleknock school community and the efforts of our immersion participants, the school&#8217;s dream has become a reality. The building was blessed and opened by Fr Edwin Mugwe during a special mass and ceremony on Friday, June 7th. A HUGE thank you to everyone who donated so generously to this project! 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The Castleknock College schools immersion project in 2023 took place here, and the school children truly stole their hearts. Thanks to the incredible generosity of the Castleknock school community and the efforts of our immersion participants, the school&#8217;s dream has become a reality. The building was blessed and opened by Fr Edwin Mugwe during a special mass and ceremony on Friday, June 7th. A HUGE thank you to everyone who donated so generously to this project! 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