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MALLOW FIREFIGHTERS IN CORK WASH OVER 200 CARS, AND RAISE €3,250 FOR CHARITY Firefighters recently joined forces with North Cork Civil Defence to help raise funds for the Irish Community Air Ambulance. It was an insanely busy day for firefighters in Mallow on the 29th January after they juggled their unpredictable work with a sponsored charity car wash that raised thousands of Euros. The local population from the North Cork town turned out in their hundreds to support the local Civil Defence and fire station who gave their motors a good scrub down with proceeds going to their friends in the air ambulance service. The big day saw raised €3,250 for the Irish Community Air Ambulance - a fully charity-funded service that’s shown time and time again that it’s vital for the region. Last year, their HeliMed92 crew attended 512 emergency calls. Hundreds of people turned up to support the wash, and the firefighters also had to rush out to two call-outs in the area. As a result, the lads had a rather busy day. MALLOW’S HERO FIRE CREW - HTTPS://WWW.CORKBEO.IE/NEWS/LOCAL-NEWS/MALLOW-FIREFIGHTERSWASH-OVER-200-22924006
“SO TODAY HAS BEEN A Firefighter Callum Jack Robinson thanked for their support, saying the BUSY, HARD-WORKING everyone €3,250 raised was “far beyond” what they DAY FOR MALLOW FIRE were expecting. “I had never expected such a great turnout BRIGADE. EVEN WITH from our community and I, along with my colleagues, are truly humbled. TWO CALL-OUTS, WE “I want to thank you all immensely for turning up today to show your support. STILL MANAGED TO YOU all have made a difference. WASH OVER 200 CARS “I just want to give a special shout out to all my colleagues at Mallow Fire Brigade and TO FUNDRAISE FOR North Cork Civil Defence for giving up their time for this great cause. THE IRISH COMMUNITY “I owe you all, Finally, after counting all donations. I am glad to say that we, as a AIR AMBULANCE.
and it just goes to show that we as a community are a great bunch, willing to pull together for our neighbour” said Jack. Sources: www.corkbeo.ie
team, raised a whopping €3,250.00. “This figure is far beyond what I expected,
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