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Galway’s Charity of the Year

Since 2005, Boston Scientific employees in Galway, Ireland have nominated a new charity each year and embarked on a number of fundraising initiatives in support of their chosen cause.

Autism was chosen as the Galway 2009 Charity of the Year, which ran from April 2009 to June 2010. The fundraising target for the year was €50,000, which employees hoped to raise through a variety of fun and innovative fundraising events. Ábalta, a school for children with Autism, was selected as the recipient of the funds.

Founded in 2001 for the specific education needs of children diagnosed with autism, Ábalta is regarded as a center of excellence and is the only Applied Behavior Analysis (ABA) school in the West of Ireland. It currently operates out of two schools in Galway city that serve eighteen children. One of the organization's key goals is to build a custom school with the capacity to serve 30-40 children.

The Big Pedal to Paris

Several Boston Scientific employees from Galway joined forces with their colleagues in the UK and the Ireland Sales Team to Pedal to Paris as the final fundraising event for Ábalta. The grueling trip took the group from the West of Ireland to Paris, France, covering more than 350 miles in less than five days.

The Big Pedal to Paris brings the 2009 Galway Charity of the Year fundraising total for the year to a record €100,000.

Since 2005, Boston Scientific employees have raised more than €400,000 for local Galway charities. Organizations employees have supported within the local Galway community include Console, Galway Rape Crisis, National Breast Cancer Research Institute, Down Syndrome, Cystic Fibrosis and Ábalta.
FIRST Robotics Mentoring Program

FIRST (For Inspiration and Recognition of Science and Technology) was founded to inspire young people's interest and participation in science and technology, and is currently chaired by Boston Scientific co-founder John Abele. FIRST supports a number of different youth activities but is best known for the FIRST Robotics Competition.
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BestPrep eMentors

BestPrep is a Minnesota -wide mentoring program with a mission to provide young students with the knowledge and skills necessary to be prepared to face the economic and career challenges of the future. Boston Scientific volunteers have participated in Best Prep for several years, speaking in the classroom or at summer camps on business, technology and financial literacy topics.
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Science and Technology Festival

Boston Scientific is a proud sponsor of the Science and Technology Festival in Galway, Ireland, which seeks to inform, entertain and encourage future generations of scientists and engineers.
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Reading Buddies

Boston Scientific is a corporate partner for the Reading Buddies program, which provides one-on-one mentorship to elementary students who need help in reading.
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