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  1. 2014 Calendars features Liver Transplant patients

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    Deirdre Faul, a successful recipient of a Liver Transplant over ten years ago, organised a huge project to produce a calendar for 2014.

    What makes Deirdre’s calendar unique is that every month features a Transplant patient, half of them children. Deirdre did all the design and production.

    As well as a wonderful tribute to brave people, Deirdre raised €1,000 each for Children’s Liver Disease Ireland and the Liver Unit in St. Vincent’s Hospital.

    Thank you Deirdre for a terrific result.

  2. UCD Medical Society Charity Fundraising

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    U.C.D. Medical Society held their annual charity fundraising day on 11th October 2013. Several hundred students took to the streets of Dublin. The collection was to support many worthy charities, including St. Vincent’s.

    We were pleased to receive a donation of €1,500 from the fundraising (see photo below of cheque presentation). The money will be used in support of patient care, research and education here in St. Vincent’s.

    Great credit is due to everyone who helped and supported this Charity Day. Our sincere thanks again to all involved.

     UCD Med Day

  3. Liver Unit Fundraising

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    Our thanks to Liver Unit patient Stephen Bryan from Stillorgan who donated a total of €1,300 from fundraising and collections from friends, family and work colleagues as far away as Beijing in China, for the Liver Unit.

    The fundraising was in memory of his late sister Mary Byrne RIP and his relation Luke Murtagh RIP who were also Liver Unit patients.

    We appreciate this generosity Stephen on behalf of our patients.

  4. Fundraising for St. Anne’s Daycare

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    In memory of her late brother, Peter McGrearty, Patricia Byrne organised to have her head shaved to raise money for St Anne’s Ward in St Vincent’s Hospital.

    Patricia’s brave decision contributed the ma gnificent total of €4,117 for patient care here in the hospital. Patricia is pictured presenting her cheque to the staff in St Anne’s.

    Thank you Patricia for your courage and generosity.

    Patricia Byrne Head Shave for St. Anne's

  6. Christmas Cards & Raffle

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    In support of Cancer Care in St. Vincent’s, we held a Raffle in conjunction with the sale of our Christmas Cards. In all this contributed nearly €8,000 to a vital cause.

    We are grateful to all who supported the effort by buying cards and raffle entries.

    We appreciate all the volunteers who manned the sales for us, including staff in both the University & Private Hospitals; as well as the Kylemore Services Group shops and coffee shops throughout, for their trojan efforts.

    We also want to again thank the following sponsors who contributed the terrific raffle prizes for our Christmas Raffle:

    • Tara Towers Hotel
    • Talbot Hotel Group
    • Noonan Services Group
    • Home Instead Senior Care
    • Tesco Merrion Centre
    • Bianconi’s Merrion Road
    • The Merrion Inn
    • Tony Walsh Pharmacy Merrion Centre
    • Kylemore Services Group
    • John Irvin
    • Cheryl Beattie

     

  7. Remembrance Run Phoenix Park

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    In memory of Moira Furey, who died in St. Vincent’s in December 2012, her husband Dermot and nearly 300 family and friends took part in the 2nd annual Remembrance Run in the Phoenix Park on 10th November 2013.

    Together they raised almost €13,000 for Pancreatic Cancer care in St. Vincent’s.

    We are truly grateful to Dermot and everyone involved for this exceptional generosity which was also a huge tribute to Moira. 

    Moira Furey Remembrance Run Nov 2013

  8. Dublin City Marathon 2013

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    We had a record number of participants who took part in the 2013 Dublin City Marathon to fundraise for the hospital. This is a very arduous undertaking and we are grateful to all who do this to assist projects in St. Vincent’s.

  9. Sligo Warriors Festival donation to St. Vincent’s

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    Our thanks to the organising committee of the 2013 Warriors Festival in Strandhill, County Sligo who donated €1,000 to St. Vincent’s at the request of a former patient Denis Foley & Family. Runners from all over Ireland took part in the multi-terrain 15km race from the beachfront in Strandhill. Denis Foley’s land was on part of the course and we thank him and the Festival Committee for thinking of St. Vincent’s.

  10. 2014 Calendars for sale in support of Liver Unit St. Vincent’s

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    The Liver Transplant Charity Calendar 2014 “Be Inspired”

    Deirdre Faul, a liver transplant recipient ten years ago, had developed a beautiful 2014 calendar. Each month depicts a heart-warming story of a successful liver transplant, many of them little children given a new chance of life.

    The calendars pay tribute to donors and to the staff who care for patients.

    The calendars are available from St. Vincent’s Foundation (Tel: 01-2215065) as a cost of €10 each.

    All proceeds go to the Liver Unit in St. Vincent’s.

    Supplies are limited