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  1. Jillian McNulty’s Valentines Ball 2020

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    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.

  2. Mountnugent GAA Fundraising Cycle for Cystic Fibrosis 

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    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.

     

  3. 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.

     

  4. 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.

  5. 2020 VHI Virtual Women’s Mini Marathon

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    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 1st – 10th 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

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

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    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

  7. Trinity Sport virtual challenge for Frontline Heroes

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

     

  8. Mark’s Burke’s fundraising for I.C.U.

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    Mark Burke from County Wicklow, having experienced the full impact of Covid-19, was determined to use the opportunity to fundraise for frontline staff whom he describes as “frontline heroes”.

    Mark, his wife Joanne, family and supporters raised the enormous sum of €11,428.74. This will be directly applied to specialist training of frontline staff in the Intensive Care Unit (I.C.U.) in St. Vincent’s.

    Mark’s funds will make an enormous tangible difference to future patients in I.C.U.

    Mark describes his motivation and fundraising in the following:

     “We wish for the funds to go for further training of specialist education of staff to accommodate the extra pressures these nurses have had to face. 

     The incredible support, dedication and care that I have received from St. Vincent’s ICU team saved my life and myself and my family will be forever grateful for the immense work put in by the nursing team. 

     I would like to point out that under these extraordinary circumstances that we have all found ourselves in that it is our belief and experience that the nurses of Ireland have wholeheartedly saved the country from a tsunami of deaths. 

     We thank them. We appreciate them and we will never ever forget them.” 

    It is wonderful to see Mark making such a recovery in his health.

    Pictured below are Mark & his wife Joanne presenting proceeds to I.C.U. nursing staff Aisling Vickers, Niamh Byrne and Ciara Field

     

                                     

     

  9. Howth Loop Challenge

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    Paddy Steed, an avid cyclist, is organising a cycling clallenge to raise funds for three hospitals dealing with Covid 19. Paddy has set himself the target of raising €5,000 to be shared equally between St Vincent’s, St James’s and Tallaght hospitals. 

    If you would like to learn more about this endeavour or to support,  additional detail is available on the following links:  

    https://sites.google.com/howthloopchallenge.com/event/;

    https://www.facebook.com/Howth-Loop-Challenge-112452043809888/; 

    https://www.google.com/url?q=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.instagram.com%2Fhowthloopchallenge%2F&sa=D&sntz=1&usg=AFQjCNHfeq2ep9BhiMjDFph3Oc_SABdU8A​

    Thank you Paddy and best of luck to all participants.

     

  10. Women’s Mini Marathon and Dublin Marathon virtually?

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    With the announcement that this year’s Womens’ Mini Marathon and Dublin Marathon will not take place in 2020 owing to Covid-19, we would like to suggest that those who intended to raise money for St. Vincent’s, might consider completing some virtual activity to fundraise.

    One option to consider is the Frontline Hero Challenge 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

    We are always grateful to those, who year on year undertake these events and others in support of patient care in St. Vincent’s.