| Cycling Ireland's coastline for CF |
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| Date: 08-10-2010 |
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My Personal Message
** On Saturday 9th of October CyclingForCF reached its target of €5000. Thank you all for your amazing generosity and support. The CFAI relies 100% on fundraising, so let's see how much we can raise for them **
In October 2010, Cathal Phelan and Conor Doyle will begin a bicycle trip around the coastline of Ireland. The two Dublin friends will cover 2,500km as they trace an outline of our country in an effort to raise funds and awareness for the Cystic Fibrosis Association of Ireland.
The idea to undertake such an adventure stemmed from a growing sense of frustration and powerlessness which arose every time they visited their friend, Avril McCarthy, in hospital. Avril, like many others in this country, lives with Cystic Fibrosis, a condition which demands much of her time, effort and attention.
The pair grew tired of not being able to do anything to help their friend, so decided to try to raise funds to improve facilities for her and people like her.
No donation is too small and anything at all would be very much appreciated.
Please take a look at our website for more information:
http://cyclingforcf.blogspot.com
"Great things are done by a series of small things brought together"
-- Vincent Van Gogh
"Every little helps"
-- Tesco
Many thanks for your time,
Cathal and Conor
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About my charity
Cystic Fibrosis Association of Ireland
The Cystic Fibrosis Association of Ireland, which is totally dependent on fundraising and voluntary donations, is the body responsible for the provision of a wide range of services to the Cystic Fibrosis community in the Republic of Ireland. We provide: - Assistance, financial or otherwise, to persons with cystic fibrosis and their families
- Funding for medical research into the cause and cure of this incurable disease
- Funding of specialist multidisciplinary posts in hospitals throughout Ireland
- Campaigning and lobbying at political level for improved treatments and facilities for persons suffering with cystic fibrosis
Cystic Fibrosis is Ireland's most common genetically inherited disease. In ireland, we have the highest incidence of the disease in the developed world, with 1 in 19 members of the population being carriers of the recessive CF gene. It is when two carriers of the recessive gene parent a child together, there is a 1 in 4 risk of the child having the disease. There is no cure at present for this disease.
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