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  1. Support St. Vincent’s by purchasing our Christmas Cards

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    Please support St. Vincent’s by purchasing our Christmas Cards.

    The price remains unchanged, (€5 per pack of 10 cards), but we will need to charge postage on orders. This will amount to an additional €2.00 per pack.

    St. Vincent’s is acknowledged on all cards
                                                   
    If you would like to order cards, please choose from the options below:
    1. Email us on stvincentsfoundation@svhg.ie or call us on 01-2215065.
    2. Order online through the “DONATE” button on our website, giving details of your order 
    3. Post in your payment. (Cheque/postal order payable to “St. Vincent’s Foundation”) – please add €2 per pack for postage costs

  2. The Wild Run West – 5 marathons in 72 hours – fundraiser for St. Vincent’s Liver Unit & Fowler’s Syndrome

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    A stellar effort over St. Patricks weekend saw Ailbhe Quinn (Latton, Co. Monaghan), Eimear Sammon (Monaghan Town) and Bob Grace (Rower Inistioge, Co. Kilkenny) complete their run from Latton to Westport Co. Mayo.

    They battled all four seasons through sun, rain, wind and hail to complete an incredible 210km journey and raised €25,000 for St. Vincent’s Foundation Liver Unit in the process!

    They set off from Latton O’Rahilly GAA grounds on Thursday morning and headed towards Cootehill and onto Cavan where they were absolutely overwhelmed by the send off they received! This support continued over the weekend as they clocked off the kms and got closer and closer to their destination. The money continued to roll in on GoFundMe and just hours after they arrived into Westport the target was reached!

    A virtual run/walk challenge saw over 100 people get involved before the main challenge took place! We are forever thankful for everyone who got involved.

    A massive thank you goes out to everyone who donated, those who came out to support the lads and those who helped out over the journey. Also a special thank you to all the support runners, driving and support team without whom the weekend wouldn’t have been possible.

    We are deeply grateful for this contribution to our Liver patient care.

    Photos below capture the event   

  3. Lambay Christmas Lights appeal for Colorectal Cancer care in St. Vincent’s

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    Building on the enormous success of her event in 2022, Ciara Crangle has again organised a Christmas event running from 25th November to 31st December this year. This will include a Christmas display, Santa’s grotto and tremendous lighting. All proceeds raised will go to Colorectal Cancer care here in St. Vincent’s.

    The attached photograph captures the spirit of this great festive celebration.

    We wish Ciara every success in this endeavour and we are grateful on behalf of our patients.

    For further details, see Ciara’s Facebook page at https://www.facebook.com/profile.php?id=100088259080274

     

     

     

  4. The Kehoe Family Benefit Night for the Liver Transplant Unit

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    On 23rd September last, the Kehoe Family held a benefit night in the Carraig Hotel, Carrick on Suir. Sandra Kehoe Collins is a healthy example of the positive effects of a Liver transplant.  She and her family organised this superb fundraising event, raising a total of  €8,592 for the Liver Unit. In doing so, the Kehoe family combined the efforts of the communities of Carrick on Suir, County Tipperary and Piltown, County Kilkenny.

    The night was a great success and we are extremely grateful to Sandra and her family for this wonderful contribution.

    As an added piece of good news, Sandra, on her recent visit to St. Vincent’s was telling us that she is due to have her first baby before the end of this year and we wish her well in that.

    Pictured are Sandra with her parents Shirley & Jimmy presenting the fundraising proceeds to John Hickey, St. Vincent’s Foundation.

  5. Macra Na Feirme Wexford Reunion Barbecue in Memory of Eileen Doyle

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    On 22nd September 2023, Wexford Macra Na Feirme current and previous members held a barbecue in Askanmore Community Centre, County Wexford. The organisers had the twin aims of commemorating their great friend, Eileen Doyle (nee Graham), who had died just 3 months before, and raising money for Cancer Care in St. Vincent’s and for Wexford Hospice.

    Eileen was a much loved member of her community and a huge figure in County Wexford Macra Na Feirme. She was awarded a National recognition from Macra for her work for the organisation.

    The enormous task of making contact with Macra members going back as far as the 1970’s was undertaken by a hardworking Committee and resulted in a wonderful evening enjoyed by all and raising €7,190 which was shared equally between Cancer Care in St. Vincent’s and Wexford Hospice.

    Geraldine Doyle, speaking at the event concluded with a phrase very appropriate to the grief of Eileen’s family and friends “Death leaves a heartache that no-one can heal & love leaves memories no-one can steal”.

    As we express our gratitude for this great contribution of €3,595 to St. Vincent’s we also sympathise with Eileen’s husband, Michael, and her family, on their great loss.

    Pictured below is a photo of Eileen Doyle RIP and also a photo of the cheque presentation which took place recently in Craanford Community Centre.

     

  6. Pan Can Golf Classic for Pancreatic Cancer

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    A Pan Can Golf Classic was held in Blainroe Golf Club on Friday 8th September last to raise funds in support of Pancreatic Cancer care and transplant in St. Vincent’s.

    The organisers Liam Holland and Ray McElhinney were outstandingly successful in raising a magnificent total of €9,500 on the day. They have both expressed their gratitude to the many participants and contributors to the success.

    Ray and Liam have prioritised pancreatic cancer care and research as both their families have been directly affected by this disease. It is extraordinarily generous of them to seek to have others benefit and to contribute their time and skill to making the fundraising such a success.

    Pictured at the cheque presentation are Liam Holland & Ray McElhinney with John Hickey, St. Vincent’s Foundation. 

  7. 2023 Women’s Mini Marathon – Thank you to our fundraisers

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    A very sincere thanks to all our supporters who took part in the 2023 Women’s Marathon on Sunday 4th June 2023, fundraising for various causes here in St. Vincent’s. 

    From this year’s event, over €9,000 has been raised for causes such as Intensive Care Unit, Renal Unit, Palliative Care, St Anne’s Cancer Care, End of Life Suites and for Patient Care.

  8. Sale of Sunflowers for Cystic Fibrosis Unit

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    Philip Dunne from Maganey, County Kildare planted one acre of sunflowers at Crooket, Mageney to raise money for Cystic Fibrosis services here in St. Vincent’s University Hospital.  For St. Vincent’s Foundation this was a first. As well as being a spectacular sight, the initiative was hugely successful raising the sum of €6,818.50. This amazing result in no small way reflects Philip’s popularity in the community.

    Philip emphasised the huge contribution his friend Elaine Timmins made to this result. Thank you Elaine.

    Pictured are Philip & Elaine with Prof. Charles Gallagher and the C.F. Team along with photos from Philip’s field of sunflowers

  9. Carrauntoohil Climb for the Liver Unit

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    Congratulations to liver transplant recipient Helen Wrenn from County Limerick who recently climbed Carrauntoohil Mountain to fundraise for the Liver Unit here in St. Vincent’s. In any circumstances, this climb would represent an enormous challenge and we are so grateful to Helen for undertaking it and, in the process, raising €2,045.

    Helen has previously fundraised for the Liver Unit and her achievements in reciprocating for her care in the hospital is much appreciated.

    Pictured is Helen at the top of Carrauntoohil with friends and supporters

  10. Golf Classic in aid of Pancreatic Cancer

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    We are delighted to advise of an upcoming fundraising event in Blainroe Golf Club on Friday 8th September in support of Pancreatic Cancer care and transplant in St. Vincent’s.

    We are very grateful to the organisers and wish the Golf Classic every success.