Thank You FUNDRAISING:

It is not possible to list all of the Fundraising Events that have been organised since our last edition of Spectrum, but we would like to take this opportunity to thank everyone that has volunteered and raised money on behalf of people with Cystic Fibrosis. Every cent raised helps provide a better quality of life for people with Cystic Fibrosis and please keep up the great work. Here is a short summary of some of the remarkable efforts of our Volunteers:

65 Roses Day

Cystic Fibrosis Ireland would like to say a huge thank you to all our volunteers who supported our national fundraising day - 65 Roses Day on Friday 14th April. So far, over €278,000 has been raised. We are really grateful to all our volunteers who sold roses across the country in Dunnes Stores, shopping centres, schools and workplaces. Well done and thanks also to everyone who organised a 65 Roses Challenge. Due to the large number of events it would not be possible to list them all but they included gym challenges, school challenges, bake sales, 65km cycles, 6.5k walks and runs, 65 hill climbs, 65 park runs and 65 Roses golf challenges to name just a few.

If you still have funds to lodge from either 65 Roses Day or from a 65 Roses Challenge we would ask that you lodge the funds our fundraising account:

IBAN IE59 AIBK 931071

08578593 BIC: AIBKIE2D or contact us by email: fundraising@cfireland.ie or phone (01) 4962433 and we can talk to you about the various options to lodge cash collected.

65 Roses Day continues to grow each year and this is made possible with the help of all of our volunteers and branches. We look forward to making 65 Roses Day 2024 even bigger and better again.

Duleek 10k

A massive thank you to Anne Noone and the organising committee for the Duleek Cystic Fibrosis 10K Remembrance Run which took place on Sunday 24th, April. Also of course thank you to everyone who took part in the wonderful event with over €23,000 raised to date and monies still coming in.

VHI Women’s Mini Marathon / One in 1000

A huge congratulations to everyone who joined our One in 1000 Team to take part in the Vhi Women’s Mini Marathon on Sunday, 4th June. Participants joined us in the D2 Harcourt Hotel where we relaxed before the start of the 10k. Afterwards everyone relaxed with some music, food and some refreshments. Thank you to our sponsors Ballygowan and Fyffes for providing the water and bananas which went down a treat!

Thank you again to everyone who took part and if you need any help lodging your fundraising monies please contact us on 01 4962433 or email fundraising@cfireland.ie. Don’t forget to share all your pictures on your Social Media #Onein10002023 and we will add them to the gallery of pictures from the day on our website.

Brian Doyle – Truck Covers

A huge thank you to Brian Doyle and all the sponsors namely Casey Brothers, Cunningham Covers, Keoghs Garage, MB Graphics, Mount Leinster Transport and Walshes Homevalue for advertising our 65 Roses Day challenges on their trucks.

Bray School Project

A big thank you to Bray School Project for fundraising an amazing €1118 for 65 Roses Day in aid of Cystic Fibrosis Ireland. It would not have been possible without the help of Aaron and the staff members!

Casey’s Centra, Rathdrum

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A huge thank you to Mary Farrell, Liz O’Sullivan and everyone involved in this amazing fundraiser for 65 Roses Day organised by Casey's Centra in Rathdrum, which raised a massive €2,710 for Cystic Fibrosis Ireland.

Pictured below are Mary and other staff members from the store presenting the cheque to Fergal Smyth on behalf of CFI.

Vinny McLaughlin – 65 Roses Golf Challenge

A huge thank you to Vinny McLaughlin who raised a massive €15,000 from his 65 Roses Golf Challenge - '65 holes for 65 roses'.

Pictured presenting the cheque to Cystic Fibrosis Ireland from R to L are Vinny McLaughlin, Marc McCarron (PWCF) and Fergal Smyth on behalf of CFI.

TCS London Marathon

We would like to thank Kieron Bracken for taking part in and successfully completing the TCS London Marathon on Sunday, 23rd April on behalf of Cystic Fibrosis Ireland and raising a massive €1,005 - we really appreciate this!