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Volkswagen Ireland is kicking off its Snapshot Competition again for 2018, with the best photos due to go into a 2019 calendar, which once again will help to raise money for charity. Last year's calendar raised €3,000 for Pieta House, and this year it'll be for homeless charity Focus Ireland.
Once again, Volkswagen is asking owners and fans of the brand to submit their best Volkswagen-themed photos on Instagram, using the hashtag #VWSnapshot. The categories for this year's competition are 'Design', 'Light', 'Roadtrip', 'Technology' and 'Volkswagen.'
There are some great prizes on offer for the best photos, including a trip to Barcelona, a stay in the Bubblehouse at Finn Lough, drones, and some high-end photography equipment.
Sinead Price, Co-Director of Fundraising and Marketing for Focus Ireland commented: "Last year was the worst year for homelessness in the history of the state. More men, women and children experienced homelessness than ever before in our history. There are 9,652 men, women and children homeless across Ireland, up from 3,258 in July 2014, that is a rise of 548 people since January 2018 alone.
"The support of Volkswagen Ireland will mean Focus Ireland can prevent more families from falling into homelessness in the first place, and help to ensure that others already impacted can with the backing of Volkswagen Ireland, exit homelessness."
Mark McGrath, Head of Marketing Volkswagen Ireland commented: "We are delighted to launch the Volkswagen Snapshot 2018 competition which follows a hugely successful first year which gained over 5,000 entrants. We at Volkswagen Ireland are pleased to support this very worthy cause."
Conor Lynch, CEO, Connector, commented: "The team at Connector is delighted to continue our successful partnership with Volkswagen to run Volkswagen Snapshot in 2018. Our goal with the competition is to identify, showcase and reward Ireland's most talented Instagrammers. Thanks to the generous support from Volkswagen for making this possible."