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  1. Major Truck Rally raises money for C.F.

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    The Harte and Slowey families organised a highly successful “Loud & Proud” Truck Rally in Clones in September to support three charities – The Irish Motor Neurone Disease Association, The Cystic Fibrosis Association and St. Vincent’s Foundation.

    With over 100 trucks it made a wonderful spectacle and raised the fantastic sum of €11,400 to be shared between the charities. Aidan Harte and Chris Slowey recently presented a cheque for €3,800 to St. Vincent’s to be used to help C.F. patients in the hospital. Chris’s late sister, Anita, was a C.F. patient in St Vincent’s. Our sincere thanks to Aidan, Chris and their families for this magnificent support.

    Loud & Proud Truck Rally for C.F. Sept. 2012

  2. 2012 Flora Women’s Mini Marathon

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    Thank you and well done to over 120 women who took part in this year’s Flora Women’s Mini Marathon for St. Vincent’s, fundraising for many different causes within the hospital. Among those who took part are many individual heartwarming stories.

    We are really grateful to all who took part sponsored and donated for this wonderful fundraising event. We will have photos on our gallery as we receive them and will have a further update in our Autumn newsletter.

  3. Cardiac Equipment Purchase

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    A Cardiac patient generously fundraised over €4,500 which was used to purchase a 24 Hour Blood Pressure Monitoring Unit. This made a great difference to the ability to deliver top-class care in this area.

  4. Painting Raffle for Breast Cancer

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    An avid painter, Mary Delaney from Clondalkin recently painted an excellent picture of her local pub The Gate Bar and raffled it in support of St. Vincent’s. She donated the proceeds of €400 for breast cancer research here in St. Vincent’s. Well done to Mary for her dedication to fundraise for the hospital and our thanks to the Gate Bar for facilitating the display and raffle of the painting.

    Mary Delaney Painting Raffle April 2012

  5. Filipiniana Fashion Show & Gala Night

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    On 17th June last, a Filipiniana Fashion Show and Gala night was held in the Ballsbridge Hotel. Part of the proceeds were donated to St. Vincent’s Foundation for the Stroke Unit in St. Vincent’s.

    A fantastic sum of €1,500 was presented recently to St. Vincent’s Foundation. We are deeply indebted to Karl Perocillo (Theatre Dept. SVUH), his many other colleagues in St. Vincent’s, to Daisy Mauhay from the Filipiniana Fashion Boutique and to all involved in organising this wonderful fundraising event.

    Filipinana Fashion Show Presentation July 2012

  6. Business Partners Update

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    Our Business Partners are a very important element of fundraising. As well as new partners we are really grateful to those who continue support, some for the third year. The continued support of our Business partners is very important to the hospital and helps us to improve our patient environment.

    For the first time we are delighted to welcome Home Instead Senior Care as a Business Partner of St. Vincent’s Foundation. Home Instead is the largest home care provider in Ireland and supports many of our patients and former patients. We hope that the partnership with St. Vincent’s will be a fruitful one.

    Almost since St. Vincent’s Foundation started, Fannin Healthcare and SRCL have been active supporters. We thank them both sincerely for renewing again as Business Partners. We are delighted that Baxter Healthcare and AIB Bank have also renewed their partnership. Their long-term commitment is most welcome and appreciated.

    Our grateful thanks to all our Business Partners and we look forward to working with them.

    Home Instead Senior Care

     

  7. Mary Aikenhead & Nutley Suites

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    When the Mary Aikenhead and Nutley end of life suites were developed in St Vincent’s University Hospital they were warmly welcomed by families supporting very ill patients. As a result of staff and family suggestions, we have introduced comment books in the suites which are financed by donor support. These enable families to record their thoughts at a very emotional time for them.

  8. St. Kevin’s Boys Football Club

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    In memory of a young husband and father, John Cassidy R.I.P. who died here in St. Vincent’s in November last year, his friends in St. Kevin’s Boys Football Club in Whitehall raised €700 through a charity football match. This as well as €400 in funeral donations already received, will go towards the Liver Unit here in St. Vincent’s in John’s memory.

    St. Kevins Boys Football Club Presentation April 2012

  9. Equipment for C.F. Unit

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    Work colleagues of a C.F. patient Jack O’Shea held a cake sale recently and the proceeds of €850 have been used to purchase a Pulse Oximeter for the C.F. Unit here in St. Vincent’s. Thank you for this great contribution.

  10. Thompson Family fundraising

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     The Thompson family are continuous and most generous supporters of St. Vincent’s Hospital in many ways. Suzanne Thompson has a collection box for St. Vincent’s in her Beauty Salon “Heavenly Comforts” in Neilstown. We are really grateful to Suzanne and the staff for their great help.
     

    Thompson Family Fundraise for Pancreatic Cancer July 2012