Cheque Presentation to CastletownBere Hospital

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 On Thursday evening last, a cheque for €13,110.00 was presented to the Matron of Castletownbere Hospital.   This is the story published in the Glengarriff Notes of  Southern Star - on Sept. 18th about how this money was raised!

" Thirty-one adults and nine children set out on foot, from Glengarriff to Castletownbere on Saturday 11th Sept. in atrocious wather conditions to raise money for St. Joseph's Hospital.  The uphill climb from the village to Derrincorrin was made all the more punishing by the driving rain, but the bedraggled bunch made great time and arrived at the Glenbrook Bar at 1pm for a welcome lunch and a change of clothes.  The weather improved slightly in the afternoon to heavy showers and gusty winds, but the walkers ploughed on and were in remarkably high spirits, despite looking like drowned rats!
They reached Castletownbere at 4.35pm and were escorted through the town by an ambulance and some staff of St. Joseph's. The youngest member to complete the entire twenty two mile walk was David Murphy, Bocarna, aged thirteen.  The walk organiser, Siobhan O'Sullivan, expressed her thanks to all the sponsors, the people who gave money en route, all the helpers and especially the walkers themselves, who really earned the money the hard way.  Siobhan organised the walk in appreciation of the marvellous care and attention afforded to the patients by the staff of St. Joseph's Hospital." 

Pictured above is Siobhan O'Sullivan donating the cheque of €13,110.00 to the Matron of St. Joeph's Hospital, Ber Power and below with a gathering of family and staff of the hospital.  A phenominal amount for a small group to achieve, to a very worthy cause - well done to all concerned!

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