gerryan, Author at St. Vincent's Foundation

Support the Frontline Hero Challenge

September 3, 2020 11:11 am Leave a Comment

Frontline Heroes Challenge is a virtual event to fundraise for different hospitals and St. Vincent’s Foundation have signed up for this initiative.

This challenge is a virtual run, walk, treadmill, cycle or any form of exercise where you can record your kilometres. It will run until the end of this year.

Some companies are using this challenge as a team building challenge.

Best of luck and our thanks to Sisk Healthcare who have signed up 48 employees to take on the challenge this September.

Bling Hunters have put this event together to show support to all the front line staff for putting their lives at risk every day to keep us safe

https://www.popupraces.ie/race/frontline-hero-challenge/

If you would like to sign up to an online fundraising page to support St. Vincent’s in this way, you can set up an iDonate fundraising page for us at this link

https://www.idonate.ie/5205_st–vincent-s-foundation.html

Smile With Your Eyes

August 14, 2020 12:56 pm Leave a Comment

Lorna Winters and her family are passionately involved in fundraising to combat Neuroendocrine Carcinoid Tumour (NET). Lorna’s husband, Justin, is currently battling this disease under the care of Prof Dermot O’Toole and his team in St. Vincents’s.

In a most creative approach Lorna has suggested that people would take a Mask Selfie, donate €4 and tag four friends or make a personal donation to this critical cause. All funds will be used to enhance the research and equipment for NET in St. Vincent’s Hospital, which is the National Centre of Excellence.

Lorna’s campaign has captured the public imagination with features in the media.

The link to support this wonderful fundraising and timely fundraising is: https://www.gofundme.com/f/smile-with-your-eyes

We owe a huge thanks to Lorna and her family for this generosity.

Jillian McNulty’s Valentines Ball 2020

July 23, 2020 6:52 am Leave a Comment

In a year that has created many heroes it would be remiss of us not to recognise someone who has done so much, for others, over many years.

Jillian McNulty from County Longford, has done countless things, over several years, to raise funds for Cystic Fibrosis and other causes. This year she organised a Valentine’s Ball on 15th February last in Lough Rynn Castle, Mohill, Co. Leitrim. Despite her own significant health challenges she created a fantastic occasion which was also a superb fundraising success.

Jillian recently presented proceeds of €3,500 from the event – of which €2,500 will be used for the Cystic Fibrosis unit and €1,000 for the Renal unit here in St. Vincent’s.

On behalf of our patients we owe so much to this extraordinary young woman.

Thank you, once again, Jillian.

Mountnugent GAA Fundraising Cycle for Cystic Fibrosis

July 15, 2020 10:47 am Leave a Comment

Mountnugent GAA Club, in Co Cavan have selected the Cystic Fibrosis Unit in St. Vincent’s Hospital as its chosen charity for 2020. On Saturday, August 1st they will have a sponsored cycle of 100km and 80km in Counties Cavan, Longford, Meath and Westmeath to fundraise for the C.F. Unit.

Anyone wishing to donate in support of this great effort can do so by following the DONATE button on our website and selecting “Cystic Fibrosis” as the medical area to benefit.

We are very grateful to Mountnugent GAA Club for this support.

Columbanus Community Bingo for I.C.U. Staff Support

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In a most innovative and entertaining community fundraising initiative, Janice Duffy spearheaded the Columbanus community in Milltown, Dublin 14 in organising a series of bingo sessions, in conformance with Covid-19 restrictions.

Janice and her team are continuing with this initiative, which to date, has raised €2,500 for the staff of the Intensive Care Unit.

We are supremely grateful to Janice and her colleagues who made this happen.

Crutchless Ciaron’s 25km Challenge

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Ciaron Noble from Brittas Bay, County Wicklow makes little of his dealing with Cerebral Palsy. An amazing man, Ciaron set up a GoFundMe page and set himself the challenge of completing 25km over a five day period recently. In doing so, he has raised almost €28,000 which was shared equally between Enable Ireland and St. Vincent’s Foundation, for frontline staff support.

We are most grateful to Ciaron for presenting proceeds of €13,501.22 to St. Vincent’s.

Thank you Ciaron.

2020 VHI Virtual Women’s Mini Marathon

June 29, 2020 9:19 am Leave a Comment

Entries now open

Fundraise for your chosen cause in St. Vincent’s

The postponed VHI Women’s Mini Marathon is now being held as a virtual event from 1^st – 10^th October 2020

Organisers have set up a new event fundraising page for this Virtual Mini Marathon and St. Vincent’s Foundation is one of the linked charities.as seen https://www.givengain.com/e/vhi-virtual-event/,

If you intend registering for the virtual event, we would be delighted if you created a fundraising page for St. Vincent’s

You can find out more information on the event’s website here: https://vhi-wmm.squarespace.com/race-day-virtual

Rebecca Mahon’s “Count for Covid” fundraiser for I.C.U.

June 26, 2020 10:55 am Leave a Comment

In a highly innovative fundraising, Becci Mahon from Blackrock,, Co. Dublin raised €8,400.59 for the Intensive Care Unit in St. Vincent’s. Becci set up a GoFundMe page and included a competition to guess the amount of sweets in a jar. The winner got a prize of a superb hamper. The funds raised by Becci are enabling the purchase of an additional iPad for I.C.U. patients and a significant investment in advanced specialist training for nursing staff in the Unit.

Becci’s motivation is very well expressed in her own words:

“…. my mum was rushed into hospital with Covid 19 and pneumonia. Within a few days things took a very bad turn for her as she was brought to ICU and put on a ventilator to fight for her life. After a week on the ventilator, thanks to the wonderful care and dedicated staff, my mum was able to come off it and began to breathe on her own…. Words cannot describe how grateful my family and I are to the incredible ICU staff working at St. Vincent’s.”

Becci’s initiative is well captured in the photos below. We are very grateful to her and her family.

The Mahon family with I.C.U. nursing staff

Trinity Sport virtual challenge for Frontline Heroes

June 19, 2020 7:38 am Leave a Comment

A group from Trinity College are organising a virtual event to fundraise for Frontline Heroes on 27^th June.

“Trinity Sport have launched this virtual challenge to raise vital funds for our Frontline Heroes, all proceeds raised from the virtual challenge will be split evenly between St. James Hospital Foundation, Tallaght University Hospital and St. Vincent’s Foundation. Our Frontline Heroes have shown immense dedication and resilience since the outbreak of the COVID-19 pandemic in Ireland. Trinity Sport wants to say a massive ‘Thank You!’ to our Frontline Heroes for putting their normal lives on hold to protect us during this crisis.

All the proceeds raised will go directly towards purchasing Personal Protective Equipment for healthcare workers, hospital mobile workstations to reduce the rate of infection among healthcare workers and a much-needed healing garden which is currently being planned for St. James Hospital.”

To find out more and to support this event, please see the following links:

Registration page link: https://mailchi.mp/tcd.ie/frontline-heroes-challenge-2020

Go Fund Me link: https://www.gofundme.com/f/TrinitySport-Frontline-Heroes-Challenge?teamInvite=1KHBtXzyYHfs6IwZCqvuJyPbg98gSbcVFw4LyeUzMZCXzLvQUR5lhZTQlg6YHbQT

Trinity Sports social handles are Instagram: @tcdsport Twitter: @tcdsports Facebook: Trinity College Dublin Sport and hashtag #FrontlineHeroesChallenge.

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