Build it For Liam

As part of the Build it for Liam Appeal.  Martin McGuigan from Monaghan is organising this event to raise funds to go towards the building project for Liam.  It is taking place on Sunday 24th of June at the Threemilehouse Complex in Monaghan.  Registration commencing at 10am and there will be light refreshments provided afterwards. 

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Allans Speight's Coast to Coast Challenge

The Speight's Coast to Coast is the world's premier multi-sport event. It comprises of 7 stages - 3 km road running, 55km cycling, 33km mountain running, 15km mountain cycling, 67km kayaking, 70km cycling and 600m run. Allan Coyne is currently the only Irish person who is travelling all the way from Ireland to compete in this extremely challenging race. He has put long hours of training and preparation into this. Allan is competing in the race in support of Debra Ireland and we are extremely proud of him and wish him all the best in this extremely tough challenge.

Anyone who will sponsor a kilometre of Allan's journey will get an access to training videos and travel blog that will detail some of his obscure training/torture sessions. To sponsor Allan please got to http://www.mycharity.ie/event/coast_2_coast . All the money raised will go directly to DEBRA Ireland and will help fund a research to find treatments and cure for EB.

HASBRO

Huge thanks must to be given to all the staff in Hasbro Ireland based in Waterford who throughout 2011 has tirelessly fundraised to raise €28,000 for various different charities.  Staff gave of their time and energy through out the year to raise the funds including specially designing and selling Christmas wrapping paper, greetings cards and a specially commissioned commemorative jigsaw to celebrate the Tall Shops coming to Waterford during the summer.  We can not thank all those involved enough for what they have done.  Everyone in DEBRA Ireland is delighted to receive the €5,000 that they so kindly gave to us.

MOUNT DEBRA

On behalf of DEBRA Ireland we would like to say a huge thank you to Myles Campion, Bill Roberts and Greg Sunderland who undertook a mammoth task last April by undertaking 10 first time ascents of mountains previously unclimbed in Greenland.

One of the mountains which they climbed was named after us – Mount DEBRA!!  Nearly €7,500
Was raised for us and articles appeared in several papers including the Irish Times.

Thanks must go to all those who kindly donated and State Street International (Ireland) Ltd a,d Russell Investment who gave so generously.  We would also like to thank Harvey Norman who supported Myles by placing DEBRA Ireland Collection Boxes in all of their stores!!