11 am, Saturday November 29th 2014
This event has an Athletics Ireland
Permit/Licence
Organiser Niamh Ahern:
Hello everyone!
My brother, Peter Ahern, Stephen O' Brien and I, are organizing a 5km
charity run/walk to be held in the grounds of Blarney Castle on the
29th of November in aid of Build4Life/Cystic Fibrosis!
The cost of the run/walk is €10
per person.
Registration for the event is now
available online on Event master - see link below. You can also register on
the morning of the run at the Blarney GAA Clubhouse from 9.00 a.m. -
10.30 a.m. Race numbers will be distributed here also at this time.
https://eventmaster.ie/event.php?event_id=605
Your €10 will go towards much needed funds for the charity
Build4Life/CysticFibrosis. It will directly fund specialised
respiratory equipment for the new adult isolated inpatient bedrooms in
Ward 5B in Cork University Hospital (CUH). If you would like to make a
further donation or are unable to take part in this event and would
like to contribute, please click on the link below. We will greatly
appreciate any donations received.
http://www.mycharity.ie/event/blarney_castle_5km_runwalk/
The founder of Build4Life, Joe Browne,
is the guest speaker and he will address all at 10.35 a.m. in GAA
grounds. This will be followed by a short warm up.
Route
The run/walk will commence at 11 a.m.close to GAA grounds and will
continue up the avenue to Blarney Castle Estate.
It will mirror the route of the highly successful 5km Run/Walk
organised by RTE's Operation Transformation last February. Check out video of this run!
Refreshments will be available in GAA Clubhouse after the event.
Come along and enjoy a scenic run/walk in the Blarney Castle grounds as
well as supporting this great cause!!
Buggies and bikes are not permitted at the
run/walk.
From the organisers:
We would like to add this is a charity very close to our hearts. Peter
and I lost our brother Dónal Ahern to CF at the tragically young age of
28 in 2010. Dónal, greatly loved by all who knew him, particularly in
his home village of Blarney, was an extraordinarily, resilient and
courageous man of whom we will always be incredibly proud. Regrettably
and sadly for him, he endured unspeakably difficult days, particularly
towards the end of his life, owing to the inevitable progression of the
illness.
In 2010 and years previous to that, the sophistication of care &
facilities was definitely not at the level experienced by CF patients
in Ireland today. It simply was not there and those of us who have lost
loved ones to the illness must make our peace with the grim reality of
those times. However, we do take considerable solace from the
contribution Build4life has made in such a short period of time. The
life quality of CF patients has improved immeasurably as a direct
consequence of their tireless charity work.
Cystic fibrosis (CF) is an inherited chronic disease that primarily
affects the lungs and digestive system of about 1200 children and
adults in Ireland (70,000 worldwide). A defective gene and its protein
product cause the body to produce unusually thick, sticky mucus. This
mucus clogs the lungs leading to life threatening lung infections,
obstructs the pancreas and stops natural enzymes from helping the body
to break down/absorb food.
The impact of CF can vary from one person to another. There are some
people with CF who live until their teens and there are others that
live in to their fifties. Ireland has among some of the most severe
strains of CF. It also has the highest incidence (per head of
population) in the world with three times the rate of the United States
and the rest of the European Union.
Many thanks in advance for your support, We would like to re-iterate
our appreciation for any donation you can make - it will make a
difference.
If you have any queries, please do not hesitate to contact myself,
Peter or Stephen O'Brien by phone or email - details below"
Stephen O'Brien: mobile (087) 9412391; mail to stevieobrien@gmail.com
Niamh Ahern : mobile (087) 9055593; mail to niamhahern85@hotmail.com
Peter Ahern : mobile (087) 2665307; mail to peterahern79@gmail.com