News

9 Feb 2004 - EVENTS ROUND-UP

EVENTS ROUND-UP EVENTS ROUND-UP 2008 Each year support for events organised on our behalf grows, and this year was no exception - read for yourselves how our spirited, energetic eventers, trekked, ran, cycled and walked and generally pulled out all the stops to raise money for Bone Marrow for Leukaemia Trust. Roundwood Leukaemia Challenge This year Mary Cullen and her Roundwood Committee will celebrate 25 years fundraising on our behalf. Over the years they have held a Dinner Dance & Car Raffle, done Supermarket collections and in recent years the annual Roundwood Leukaemia Challenge has taken off and become a huge success. This challenging event starts in Glenmalure, through Glendalough and Brocagh and finally finishes at Lough Dan. Funds raised last year amounted to €50,000. If you would like to take part in this event contact: Trek Thru the Ring 80k over 3 days along the Iveragh Peninsula in the beautiful kingdom of Kerry. This event, organised by Martin Colbert, took place 14-18 May 2008 and was hugely popular and successful raising approximately €22,000. Roundwood Biathlon The Annual Roundwood Biathlon, organised by Joe & Janet Kavanagh takes place each year on 27 December. If you are ever looking for something to do to shift that Christmas excess don your walking boots or get up on your bike and head to Roundwood, Co Wicklow. This year Joe & Janet presented us with a cheque for €9,590. The Aaron Gaffney Cycling Challenge Aaron Gaffney, his family and friends have cycled, for the past 4 years from Tinnecarraig, Co Wexford to St James’s Hospital, Dublin, on the June Bank Holiday. On their route they have collectors shaking buckets in each town they pass through. They also organise their own fundraising nights in Tinnecarraig. Aaron, a successful transplant recipient himself is completely dedicated to this cycle and leads it all the way. Friends take great leap in memory of Alex Figueiredo coffey. TWO South Kerry friends, Geraldine Stapleton and Ciara Scanlon, braved a 15,000-foot sky dive in New Zealand on 6 January 2008 to raise funds. The sky dive was inspired by the late Alex Figueiredo Coffey, Inchiclogh, Caherciveen, who was diagnosed with leukaemia on 10 August last year and died shortly afterwards. Alex did a sky dive herself in New Zealand in 1999 and the girls took their inspiration from this. They raised almost €8,000. Football Tournament and Draw O’Shea’s The Merchant and St Marks GAA Club with the assistance of Cathal O’Shea, Pat McCann, Niall Usher and John McCormack organised a Draw and Football Tournament on our behalf. These events raised an incredible total of €23,500. Glenfarne Friends For many years Michael & Breege Mulvihill from Glenfarne, Co Leitrim have been staunch supporters of BMLT. Their families, friends and local community have worked tirelessly organising various events to raise money for us. Over the years they have held walks, Christmas fairs, cake sales and Christmas card sales. Earlier in the year they presented us with another cheque, this time for €12,220. Traditional Music Evening & Car Treasure Hunt Mary O’Toole, Joe McMahon, local musicians and the committee of Kill Community Centre organised a night of Traditional Music and Mary’s husband, Michael and daughters, Elaine and Dearbhla ran a Car Treasure Hunt. Proceeds of both events amounted to €6,755. The Walnut Gang Passage East, Co Waterford The 31 Card Drive Castleisland, Co Kerry The Sin Club The Goxes Covert, Tallaght, Co Dublin Sponsored Swim in Kerry Gillian Casey Marathon Dublin City Marathon, Cork City Marathon and the Berlin Marathon Back to news index