Nora Lawton sent on details about this virtual run which aims to raise funds for Marymount Hospice. Anyone can take part and all you need to do is to do a run somewhere during the Easter Bank Holiday weekend.
If you happen to be taking part in a race that weekend then you can use that as your virtual run if you want to.
Nora writes... "We are organising a fundraising 'virtual' run for Marymount over Easter weekend. It's in memory of my younger brother, Killian. He passed away last July after a short battle with cancer. He was 24.
Tickets are €20 with all proceeds going directly to Marymount.
Tickets are available via: https://www.eventbrite.ie/e/virtual-run-walk-hike-in-aid-of-marymount-tickets-268820307777
To date, over 65 people have signed up. We have supporters taking part all over the world – in places like Cork, Dublin, London, Brussels, France, Abu Dhabi, Sydney and Washington DC.
As most people know, Marymount is a charity-based hospice that offers an incredible service to those who need it most. They provide specialist palliative care of the highest quality for those with a life-limiting illness. Marymount needs to raise €3.5 million every year in order to sustain their vital services. The event organisers have seen first-hand the amazing, loving care offered in Marymount and have been inspired to organise this fundraiser in honour of Killian Lawton (RIP 2021), Alice Crowley (RIP 2018), and Michael Clancy (RIP 2020).
Indeed, 2022 will mark the second virtual event we have hosted for Marymount. The first was held during lockdown in November 2020. Over 600 people signed up and we managed to raise a phenomenal €18,000 for Marymount.
This year’s event is dedicated to Killian Lawton, who passed away from cancer in July 2021. Killian was 24 years old. He spent over 3 weeks in Marymount, and it proved to be a home away from home during his final days. No words will ever capture the care administered in this unique hospice.
Killian was an extraordinary person - smart, kind, creative, well-read, and charismatic. He was a beautiful person in a million different ways. Always forward. When we think of Killian before his cancer diagnosis, we think of his vibrancy and energy. A lightness radiated from him. Luckily for us, and despite all the challenges (of which there were many), he held onto this until the very end. Shortly before he passed away, Killian said: "Don't count the days, make the days count". So, join us by making the days count and making a difference.
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*On the day, we will be wearing orange t-shirts and we will be sharing photos on social media of everyone who is taking part.
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