Damien and Friends Heidelberg Half Marathon - Running for Cots Event:Heidelberg Half Marathon
Date: 26-04-2009



Mercy and some of her kids

So far I have raised:
€9,349.99

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Money raised off-line: €2,420.00
Money raised on-line: €6,929.99

My Personal Message

Hi Friends,

I write to you to say thank you all for your donations over the past few months for the kids in Mercy’s charity Outreach Moldova. Your generosity has been to say the least extraordinary and my friends and I are completely blown away by the amount of money raised and by the support we have received since we set out on this
this adventure 12 weeks ago.

For my friends and I it has been an amazing journey. Along the way there were laughs, tears, injuries and even a touch of frost bite in -9° early January. Some of us had never even as much as run for a bus in the past 20 years but we all completed the 21Km or 13 miles in under 3 hours. Some of the more hardened ones even broke the 2 hour mark.


You can see pictures of us here before and after the race by selecting this link.. I hope you enjoy them. Some of the runners and supporters that joined me came from Ireland. You might be able to pick them out in the pictures J ! I added some comments.
http://www.facebook.com/photo.php?pid=2502187&id=665358297&l=80c700b014


For total amounts raised or further contributions please see the link here..
http://www.mycharity.ie/event/damien_flemings_event/

More money has been pledged and not yet added or transferred so we expect the total to be over our target of €7,000. Anything extra is a bonus and will also be well spent on necessities for the children to improve their quality of life. If you want to see the final total the donation page will be available for a few weeks yet.

So far offline we have riased €2,425. Thanks to O'Reillys Heidelberg/Management/Staff/Customers, Mark Hannon of Guinness, Niall Bradley and his friends, Eilish and friends, Emma and Martin Csima, Cormak, Irish Ronnie, and Ian Maguire and his customers in The Brass Monkey Old Bridge Heidelberg.

You generosity has now made it possible for Mercy to order the making of 50 of these special cots for the disabled children. She will oversee the allocation of everything we raised and she also wishes to express her thanks to you on behalf of the orphanage. http://www.outreachmoldova.org/

My pledge to you is that I will forward you pictures when the cots are complete. It will not be for a few months yet so expect to receive a mail from me mid/late summer.

Once again a very big “Thank You” to one and all….especially my fellow runners Karen O'Connor, Twirly Bond, Gerry Donoghue, Andrea McCarthy, Alex Leask , Niall Bradley, Ian Maguire, Sinead McCarthy and helpers Roxanne Cannon , Johnny McEvoy and Ed McCloskey.

But without all of you out there this would not have been possible.

Stay safe ,

Damien, Karen, Twirly, Gerry, Andrea, Alex, Niall, Ian, Sinead.

About my charity

Outreach Moldova (ORM)

OutReach Moldova (ORM) is an Irish Charity that has been working for 10 years with abandoned and orphaned children with special needs in the Republic of Moldova

Mission Statement:

Outreach Moldova is dedicated to providing basic human rights, medical care and social justice for children that have been abandoned or orphaned, children with special needs and children with terminal illnesses in the Republic of Moldova.

Goals:

The goal of ORM is to provide immediate and ongoing assistance where necessary, provide the necessary training and supervision required, assist in and develop long-term, self-sustaining programs that will have a positive and lasting impact in the lives of these needy children and their care givers. We also strive to provide for the communities working with these children

How do we achieve this goal?

We work the belief that each life matters. In partnership with the Moldovan people we hope to change the way people think about and define both “disability” and illness; We hope to break down and end the internalized shame among people with disabilities; and promote the belief in society that disability is a natural part of human diversity in which people living with disabilities can take pride.

Vision:

ORM’s vision is that each person who is physically, mentally or socially disadvantaged deserves to be given special treatment, education and appropriate care required by their particular condition regardless of circumstance.

Core Values:

  • Collaboration and Cooperation with those who share common goals
  • Organsiation and Openness to provide for those in need
  • Respect for human dignity
  • Enhance quality of life through appropriate care
  • Value the input of those who want to help and hear all voices
  • Assist wherever possible and advocate human rights
  • Learn from those around us
  • Understand that no one person can make a change, it takes an entire community
  • Enable those whom circumstance has managed to disable
  • Strive for sustainability

 



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My Online Sponsors to Date

Name Date Type Amount Comment
Joanne Ridley 16-05-2009 Donation €50.00 Sorry I am so late!!
Audrey Davis 10-05-2009 Donation €50.00 WELL DONE DAMIEN AND MERCY LOVE AUDREY
Anonymous 10-05-2009 Donation €50.00 Bravo Damien! Sa cresti mare ;-)
Anonymous 02-05-2009 Donation €100.00 Well done Damo! chris & alex
Damien Fleming 30-04-2009 Donation €100.00 Good man Damo ! I've seen better legs hangin' out of a nest !
Anslem Gentle 30-04-2009 Donation €380.00 Horatio P. MacGillaCuddy strikes again!!!
Karen O'Connor 29-04-2009 Donation €73.88 Just to even it all out ;)
mercy fleming 28-04-2009 Donation €20.00 from KATE SO PROUD OF YOU
Anonymous 25-04-2009 Donation €20.00 YOU GO MR. MAN!!! Great job great heart!!
Michelle Devitt 25-04-2009 Donation €50.00 Best of luck for tomorrow everyone!
Mark Torr 24-04-2009 Donation €130.00 Damo, Karen and the gang - All the best for Sunday!!! See you out there and at the FINISH!
Damien Fleming 23-04-2009 Donation €500.00 From Sinead and her friends..
Vanessa Earl 23-04-2009 Donation €100.00 Best of luck to all of you running!! You are an inspiration.
mercy fleming 21-04-2009 Donation €226.00 from kerry + friends.good luck to all.
mercy fleming 20-04-2009 Donation €80.00 FROM YOUR COUSIN DEAGLAN IN USA.
John Chung 19-04-2009 Donation €75.34 Well, at least this should round you out. You go, Penguin!
Anonymous 17-04-2009 Donation €75.00 Well done Flembo
Francis Meenaghan 15-04-2009 Donation €130.00 Good man Damo,.. run like a Belgian...Mayo 4 sam!
Anonymous 15-04-2009 Donation €100.00 Fantastic effort by all. Hope 9 Bars recovery goes well. Good Luck!!!
Martin O'Gorman 09-04-2009 Donation €50.00 nice one bro...great work
Paddy Ennis 09-04-2009 Donation €50.00 Very best of luck with this Damien et al !
Ray Valcich 08-04-2009 Donation €20.00 -
saofi a.sdmlkas;ld 08-04-2009 Donation €50.00 Damien, don't get lost and wind up in the Pentagon!
Anonymous 06-04-2009 Donation €50.00 Just thought I'd throw in a little more to get you a little closer to the goal. :)
Anonymous 06-04-2009 Donation €20.00 -
mercy fleming 02-04-2009 Donation €50.00 From Brenda (poker buddie)
mercy fleming 30-03-2009 Donation €150.00 FROM MY POKER FRIENDS CATHERINE & ETHINA
Anonymous 27-03-2009 Donation €25.00 Best of luck!
Anonymous 27-03-2009 Donation €130.00 Good Luck Pella
Sinead O'Connell 27-03-2009 Donation €10.00 Hey Karen, good luck with the run! I want photographic evidence of you sweating away on this run! :)
Anonymous 26-03-2009 Donation €130.00 Run your cotton socks off buddy! x
Kate Roberts 25-03-2009 Donation €100.00 Good luck with it Damien!!
mercy fleming 24-03-2009 Donation €310.00 from conor+his poker friends
Marie O'Shea 19-03-2009 Donation €50.00 Hi Damien, Glad to hear you doing well, best of luck with your fund raising.. Love Marie and James
Anonymous 19-03-2009 Donation €200.00 Its a lot better than sittin on your hiney watchin Jimmie White!
Daragh Ward 19-03-2009 Donation €20.00 Good luck on your run ... now you have to look me up next time you're in Dublin !!!!!
Anonymous 17-03-2009 Donation €20.00 Go nιirν an bσthar leat Dan
norma mcelligott 16-03-2009 Donation €20.00 Best of luck Damien, Love Emily, JL and Norma.
Alan Lyons 16-03-2009 Donation €40.00 Well done Damien
Anonymous 16-03-2009 Donation €130.00 Gods Speed... I always knew you were BORN TO RUN
Anonymous 16-03-2009 Donation €130.00 Well done flembo
Anonymous 16-03-2009 Donation €50.00 Well done Damien
Anne conway 16-03-2009 Donation €130.00 Glad to call you my friend.Well done and good luck!!!
Rob Valcich 15-03-2009 Donation €130.00 Best of Luck F-L-L-L-L-LEMBOOOOO!!!!
Anonymous 14-03-2009 Donation €50.00 -
Neil Ryan 13-03-2009 Donation €50.00 I cant believe you and Bradley are running a marathon!! Fair dues a worthy cause
Alex Reckless 13-03-2009 Donation €15.00 Hmmm. Flembo running 13 miles. Will be thinking of you fella!
Kate Warren 10-03-2009 Donation €130.00 Well Babe, who'd of thought it...! Good luck xx
Tony Intrepido 10-03-2009 Donation €100.00 With Bono on your left and Bruce on your right singing, you should do fine.Thanks for being my hero!
Anonymous 10-03-2009 Donation €75.00 -
Paul O'Connor 09-03-2009 Donation €100.00 Noice one !
Patrick Johnson 09-03-2009 Donation €20.00 Good on ya. Bring the Power!!
Anonymous 08-03-2009 Donation €7.00 -
tina straile 07-03-2009 Donation €47.77 great thing damo! u have all my respect!
David Mc Nicholas 07-03-2009 Donation €130.00 Best wishes Damien
mercy fleming 04-03-2009 Donation €100.00 From Marie Nagle.She said thanks for" Elvis"
Anonymous 04-03-2009 Donation €130.00 Fair play to all of yee,all the best.
Anonymous 04-03-2009 Donation €100.00 very proud of u....keep happy and healthy. !!
Anonymous 04-03-2009 Donation €50.00 Good luck Damien - fair play to ya!
Martin Cairns 04-03-2009 Donation €50.00 All the very best matey! Bring it on.
Anonymous 04-03-2009 Donation €50.00 hope the weather is kind on the day ...
Jon Tuplin 04-03-2009 Donation €100.00 Great stuff flembo... Bono would be proud!
Andrew Batchelor 04-03-2009 Donation €100.00 Hope the aches are small
Anonymous 04-03-2009 Donation €100.00 Good luck buddy! Looks like a great cause!
Denise Mc Dermott 03-03-2009 Donation €50.00 Go Flameboy! Run like the wind! Brilliant Cause! Good Luck!
Anonymous 03-03-2009 Donation €50.00 Glad to hear the running is still going well, we'll have to call you Forrest Gump!! Good Luck.
Anonymous 03-03-2009 Donation €200.00 it is a strong soul that survives to save others! God Bless!
Brent Overton 03-03-2009 Donation €100.00 Good Luck! Isn't thishalf-marathon the same time as Happy Famine Day?
Anonymous 03-03-2009 Donation €100.00 Good Luck with it and well done
Anonymous 02-03-2009 Donation €50.00 Good luck and fair play to all of you
Anonymous 01-03-2009 Donation €50.00 -
Rachel Gallagher 28-02-2009 Donation €50.00 Good luck !
John Chung 28-02-2009 Donation €50.00 Best wishes for the 1/2 marathon team! Good luck to you all!
Damien Fleming 24-02-2009 Donation €50.00 -
mercy fleming 24-02-2009 Donation €200.00 well done, im so proud of you all.lol.M
Suzanne O'Connell 24-02-2009 Donation €100.00 Best of luck and well done! Thank you