SUPPORT OUR FUNDRAISING CYCLISTS - MALIN TO MIZEN
To our club membership,
On May 28th this year a group of 34 cyclists will embark on the Malin to Mizen Club Cycle to raise funds for Breast Cancer Ireland and Kilmacud Glenalbyn Sports Club Ltd. Breast Cancer Ireland is a charity established to support breast cancer research, education and awareness whilst Kilmacud Glenalbyn Sports Club Ltd are raising funds to replace the boilers that service the club dressing rooms and for essential maintenance across Glenalbyn House.
Meet the Cyclists - Hugh Campbell, Vincent Hargaden, Kevin Foley, Frank Rutledge, Don O'Shea, Michael Mullin, Gerry Greene, Denis Neavyn, John Fenton, Ronnie Murray, Niall Hayes, Pat Cunningham, Dave Byrne, Kevin Bannon, Kieran Gowing, Donie Dowling, Michael Culligan, Conor Lamb, Richard Stakelum, Antony Collins, Philip O'Dwyer, Tommy Mannion, Mark Cregg, Kevin Coakley, Pat Halpin, Fionan Daly, Ronan Conway, Paul Gallagher, Michael McNicholas, Mick Durkan, Jerome O'Drisceoil, Sean Hogan, Kevin Mulligan, Jerome Kilkenny
The following days outline the gruelling task ahead of these participating cyclists;
28th May Malin Head to Letterkenny 81km
29th May Letterkenny to Ballyhaunis 190km
30th May Ballyhaunis to Lahinch 122km
31st May Lahinch to Kenmare 160km
1st June Kenmare to Mizen 87km
As
this is a Club Cycle we are asking our members to support this mammoth
effort, we have a number of avenues for potential sponsorship;
1. Corporate Sponsorship – Sponsor a stage for €250.00 – Contact Sean Donnelly @ 087 2581214.
2. Online Sponsorship – Sponsor your Cyclist by clicking here or on image at top-left of our Homepage (from €10.00).
3. Take a Sponsorship Card – These are available in the Club Office or online through the hurling and football websites (here).
4. Support your cyclists as they do a number of Static Cycling
sessions, we are also looking for volunteers to help out, the days are
listed below;
· Sunday 11th May - Ballinteer Shopping Centre
· Saturday 17th May – Top of Grafton Street
· Saturday 24th May - Stillorgan & Dundrum Shopping Centres.
If you are available to help out on these days please contact Liam O'Carroll/0867737299, Hugh Campbell/0868106845, Gerry Greene/0862523304 and Frank Rutledge/ 0872653653.
On Friday 23rd May, there is an official launch night and table
quiz (Sponsor invitations and launch of Cyclist Kit etc) - your
support for this event would also be greatly appreciated.
The
2012 Mizen to Malin Club Cycle raised a massive €60K - €30K for Breast
Cancer Ireland and €30K for Kilmacud Glenalbyn Sports Club Ltd. The
cyclists are targeting €70K this year as with the increased number of
cyclists and with the goodwill & support shown to date – let's make
it happen.
We wish them the best of luck & safe passage on their journey.
Many thanks,
Paddy Hopkins, Chairman of the Board to Kilmacud Glenalbyn Sports Club Ltd