CivicDollars

27/10/2025

🌿 A Healthier You Starts Today – Join the Civic Dollars Wellbeing Programme! 🌿

If you’ve been told you’re pre-diabetic — this is your chance to take positive steps for your health and wellbeing. 💚

Through the Civic Dollars programme in the Derry City & Strabane District Council region, we’re offering extra rewards and access to exclusive health-based classes designed to help you improve your wellbeing, boost your energy, and take control of your future health.

💪 By simply spending time outdoors in our parks and open spaces, you’ll earn Civic Dollars — and now, as part of this special wellbeing initiative, you can use them to access diet and exercise classes delivered by the Old Library Trust Healthy Living Centre, as well as other local wellbeing activities.

This isn’t about big changes overnight. It’s about small steps — a walk in the park, a few minutes of fresh air, a healthier meal — that add up to something powerful.

🌞 Move more. Feel better. Live well.
Join today and start earning Civic Dollars towards a healthier, happier you.

👉 Download the Civic Dollars app and register to take part in the pre-diabetes wellbeing programme in your area.

Together, we’re building a community that supports health, hope, and connection — one step at a time. 💚

Contact sabrina@dhcni.com for more details.

Pádraig Delargy MLA | Sinead McLaughlin MLA | Ciara Ferguson MLA | Mark H Durkan | Gary Middleton MLA | Developing Healthy Communities

27/10/2025

🌿Community Health Fair 2026🌿

📅 Wednesday 29th October
🕖 7.30pm - 9pm
📍 Shantallow Community Centre

Join us for a FREE community health evening packed with screenings, advice, and wellness activities!💪

✅ Free health checks: blood pressure, cholesterol & blood sugar
✅ Lifestyle & wellbeing advice from local professionals
✅ Free holistic therapies
✅ 50 Free Goodie Bags for the first through the doors & 10 random bags will have a Free Smart Watch for the lucky attendees!🎁⌚

Come along, bring your friends and family, and take steps towards a healthier you❤️

For local organisations who’d like to host a stall and share information about their work, please contact Gary at 📧gary@shantallowcentre.com
or ☎️02871 280250

27/10/2025

🌴 Get Rewarded for Enjoying Myrtle Beach! 🌴

Whether you’re walking the Boardwalk, relaxing in Chapin Park, or exploring Withers Swash Park, don’t forget to “Check In” on your Civic Dollars app! 📲

Every minute you spend outdoors earns you Civic Dollars that can be redeemed for great local rewards 🎁 — all while improving your health and wellbeing. 💚

✅ Step 1: Visit a participating park or open space
✅ Step 2: Tap “Check In” on the Civic Dollars app
✅ Step 3: Earn rewards for your time outdoors!
✅ Step 4: Donate to local Good Causes!

Let’s get moving, earning, and making Myrtle Beach an even healthier, happier community together! 🌞

22/10/2025

Great going Grainne and Team!
Brilliant work!

Civic Dollars are out and about this week again promoting the initiative 🙌

Grainne our health researcher attended an amazing Healthy Ageing Event organised by the social workers Clarendon Medical Centre

In the photo are a few members of the 22 people who attended, Roisin Cartmill and Caroline Stack from Clarendon Medical and Ursula McHugh who ran a wonderful session on the redefinition of the 'third act.'

Are you living in Derry and Strabane Derry City & Strabane District Council and are pre-diabetic?

Download the CivicDollars app and dont forget to click on the trolly to join the DHC Pre-Diabetic Group to start earning rewards for spending time in outdoor spaces and places.

If you are a community group or business and would like to get involved or find out more information please contact sabrina@dhcni.com

21/10/2025

What's better than a quick round of Pitch & Putt?
Well, a discounted round of PItch & Putt of course!

Thanks to the team at Waterford Regional Sports Centre and Waterford City and County Council you are now able to redeem Civic Dollars for a discounted round of PnP at the RSC in Waterford. From €5.50 to €3 or €2 for OAPs.

You can also get reduced track fees at the RSC for walking or running (during day time hours).

Remember, you can earn 1 Civic Dollar for every 30 minutes you spend outdoors in the parks, coastal regions, greenways and open spaces throughout County .

Healthy Waterford

20/10/2025

Have a look at just some of the rewards available to Civic Dollars users in the Derry City & Strabane region.

You earn Civic Dollars by spending time outdoors in parks and open spaces then you can use them for rewards including:
🧘 Health & Wellbeing sessions
👨‍🍳 Cooking lessons
☕️ Free Coffees in 11 cafes across the city
🎳 Vouchers for Brunswick MovieBowl
🎁 Discounts from the Visit Derry gift shop

Download the app, register an account and start earning, you can even donate your Civic Dollars to local charities and community groups!

If you have been diagnosed as Pre-Diabetic, you can join our group to access the extra rewards. Details in the first comment about how to join ⬇️

16/10/2025

🌴 Hey Myrtle Beach! 🌊

We want to hear from YOU! 💬

If you could spend your Civic Dollars on something new, what would you love most?
You already can get:
🎟️ A free concert at Long Bay Symphony?
💪 A fitness class at Crabtree Gym?
🧢 Some cool Parks & Recs swag?
💸 Or maybe a few extra Rec Bucks to use around the city?

We’re exploring new ways to reward you for getting active and spending time outdoors in over 30 amazing parks, beaches, and open spaces across the Myrtle Beach area — and we want your input! 🌳☀️

It’s easy:
✅ Download the Civic Dollars app
✅ Visit one of our Civic Zones (see the full list below 👇)
✅ Start earning rewards for your time outdoors

Your time in our parks makes Myrtle Beach healthier, happier, and more connected — and that deserves to be rewarded! ❤️

Tell us in the comments which reward you’d love to see next! 👇
FULL LIST OF ZONES:
- All Nations Cafe
- Arrowhead Golf Course
- Barc Parc North
- Barefoot Resort's Love Course
- Bathsheba Bowens Memorial Park
- Cabana Fitness Trail
- Chapin Park & Library
- Charlie's Place
- Dunes Golf and Beach Club
- Futrell Park
- Grand Park & Savannahs Playground
- Holmes B Springs Park
- Horry County Bike & Run Park
- Jack O. Walker East Coast Greenway
- Midway Park
- Murrells Inlet
- Myrtle Beach Colored School Museum
- Myrtle Beach Grand Strand
- Myrtle Beach Sports Complex
- Myrtle Beach State Park
- Nance Park
- New Town Park & Spivey Park
- Oleander Dr
- Pavilion Park & Nance Plaza
- Pepper Geddings Recreation Center
- Prestwick Golf Club
- Splinter City & Barc Park
- Thunderbolt Park
- Warbird Park
- Whispering Pines Golf Course
- Withers Swash Park
- YMCA of Coastal Carolina

Civic Dollars Selected for Myrtle Beach Living Lab Program

16/10/2025

Myrtle Beach City Council members amended and passed the first reading of ordinance 2025-32 during Tuesday's City Council meeting. The amended version brings back free parking from Oct. 1 through Feb. 28 (or Feb. 29, if a leap year) in the downtown district of Myrtle Beach. This area is defined as city-metered spaces from Sixth Avenue South to 21st Avenue North and west to Kings Highway.

An ordinance needs to pass two readings by City Council before becoming law. So far, it has only passed one reading.

The ordinance also amends city code to allow the city manager to create and administer a city employee parking decal program for full-time employees (police officers, firefighters, public works employees, etc.) as an additional retention and recruitment tool.

You can read the entire ordinance on the 'Council Meeting Documents' webpage of the city's website, here: https://www.cityofmyrtlebeach.com/agenda_details_T15_R436.php

16/10/2025

🌿 Don’t forget to Check In and Earn! 🌿

Out for a stroll in People’s Park, cycling along the Waterford Greenway, or taking in the sea air on the Tramore Promenade? 🚶‍♀️🚴‍♂️🌊

Remember to open your Civic Dollars app and “Check In” when you arrive!
Every minute you spend enjoying these amazing spaces earns you Civic Dollars — which you can swap for great local rewards 🎁 while boosting your own health and wellbeing. 💚

✅ Step 1: Visit People’s Park, Waterford Greenway, Tramore Promenade — or any participating open space
✅ Step 2: Tap “Check In” on the Civic Dollars app
✅ Step 3: Earn Civic Dollars for your time outdoors!

Get rewarded for exploring the best of County Waterford while supporting your local community. 🌳

13/10/2025

Get involved with the Civic Dollars in Waterford.
This Healthy Waterford programme is designed to get you outdoors more by giving you 1 Civic Dollar for every 30 minutes you spend in the parks and open spaces listed below.
If there's a park near you that isn't listed, let us know and we will get it added.

Use your Civic Dollars to get rewards from local businesses, or donate them to local charities, community groups, sports clubs or schools.

Let's make the most of the decent October weather and get outdoors!!

WATERFORD EARN ZONES:
- Anne Valley Walk
- Ardmore Cliff Walk
- Ballysaggartmore Towers
- Cappoquin Sports Grounds and River Walk
- Colligan Wood
- Coumshingaun Lough Loop
- Dunmore East Cliff walk
- Mahon Falls Walk
- Maypark Trail
- Mount Melleray Pilgrim Paths
- People's Park
- SETU Arena Fit Sticks Trail
- Tramore Dune Walk
- Tramore Promenade
- Walton Park
- Waterford City Parks & River Walk
- Waterford Greenway

10/10/2025

🌿 Civic Dollars Launches in Waterford! 🌿

We’re thrilled to announce the launch of Civic Dollars in Waterford as part of the Healthy Waterford Programme and Active Cities Project! 🎉

This exciting initiative rewards you for spending time outdoors in Waterford’s beautiful parks and open spaces. For every 30 minutes spent in designated “earn zones,” you’ll earn Civic Dollars that can be exchanged for rewards from local businesses or donated to community organisations and charities. 💚

🏞️ Whether it’s a walk in the park, a family outing, or time spent in nature — every minute counts!

Mayor Cllr. Seamus Ryan calls it “a fantastic initiative that supports wellbeing while boosting local businesses and community groups.” And we couldn’t agree more!

💬 Stephen McPeake, CEO of Civic Dollars, says:
"Waterford is a perfect place to bring this to life. We’re excited to see how it helps residents get active and connected."

Let’s build a stronger, healthier Waterford together. Download the Civic Dollars app and start earning today! 📲

👉 Learn more: waterfordcouncil.ie/civic-dollars-launched-to-reward-health-and-wellbeing-as-part-of-healthy-waterford-programme

The rewarding way to get outdoors, build a healthier, happier community, and empower local economies. By promoting health and well-being through outdoor activities, fostering community connections, and offering tangible rewards with our innovative community currency, Civic Dollars brings people toge

26/09/2025

☕🌳 Good news for all our Civic Dollars clan in Derry & Strabane! 🌳☕

We’re excited to welcome three new local coffee shops to our Developing Healthy Communities NI project! 🎉

Now, when participants of our project spend time outdoors and earn Civic Dollars, you can treat yourself to a FREE coffee or tea at:

✅ The Sandwich Co - 3 locations in the city
✅ Cafe Columbia - in St Columbs Park
✅ Claudes Cafe - Shipquay Street

It’s our way of saying thank you for looking after your health, wellbeing, and community. 💚

So grab your walking shoes, earn your Civic Dollars in our beautiful parks and open spaces, and enjoy a well-deserved cuppa on us!

👉 Download the app here: https://www.dhcni.com/projects/civic-dollars
👉 Join the project: https://share.google/XOzJ9uliMtanTJuos