Over the past two years Tom Kelly has undertaken two sponsored walks, from his home in Tallaght to Killarney and from Malin Head to Mizen Head. He took on the challenges in memory of his daughter Leah who passed away in 2013 having battled with Ependymoma, a rare form of cancer.
Over a number of months Louise rolled out an amazing fundraising campaign #smileitforward. Through her online fundraising page, a text to donate number, celebrity endorsement and by selling wrist bands among other things Louise surpassed all expectations!
How we work together LR Suntory provides invaluable support to Barretstown through sponsorship. They are currently the title sponsor of Barretstown’s signature walking event, the Dublin Mountains Challenge (DMC) which takes place annually. As well as sponsoring the event they also ensure their staff get involved by entering teams in the event, encouraging staff volunteering, gift … Continued
Colm Lehane is a Barretstown Ambassador who has been kept very busy with Barretstown’s corporate and community events over the past two years. Here he explains how he got involved and what he has been doing.
Over 500 walkers took to the mountains for the Dublin Mountains Challenge on the 24th May. Taking on both the 24km and 42km distances, everyone had a great day and made it their finishing points to great cheer, hot stew and yummy burgers!
Ecolab have supported Barretstown for over 10 years by supplying cleaning and hygiene products such as bleach, dishwashing tablets to name but a few.
The State Street Foundation has provided annual financial support to Barretstown since 2010. To date they have generously funded various aspects of camp including grant aid for our archery, mini golf and camp costs.
‘PayPal Gives’ choose 5 charities each year for PayPal Gives funding. This year, Barretstown was chosen to receive a grant of $6,000 to go towards the repair of our 12th Century castle which is at the heart of the camp experience for children and families with serious illnesses.
How we work together Since 1997, Hasbro has supported Barretstown in many ways from helping to fund an extension to our Hospital Outreach Programme to funding a Camper Scholarship over 5 years. Hasbro have also matched staff fundraising efforts and continue to supply games for camp and for many of our events. Over the … Continued
How we work together An exciting new cause related marketing initiative we are involved with is with new Irish online dating site, www.arealkeeper.ie. They have agreed to donate €1 for each of its first 50,000 subscribers to charity. The €50,000 charity fund will be divided among a number of participating charities, including Baretstown, according to … Continued
C&C Gleeson have chosen Barretstown as their chosen charity with an aim of raising €50,000! They have a number of exciting plans for the next 12 months including a pub quiz and a bucket collection at the Powerscourt Town House in Dublin City.
Leo came home from a family camping trip with a temperature. His doctor prescribed antibiotics, but his mam knew something was wrong, when after a few days, Leo wasn’t getting better. We had to wait 24 hours for them to do a bone marrow test and get the results. It was a nightmare, because we … Continued
Aine, Danny’s Mum recalls their journey… “We were just a normal family, then about eight weeks after I had our second child Anna, Danny was diagnosed with a brain tumour. He was two years and nine months old. In my heart I thought they were going to say he had an ear infection but they … Continued
For the past two years the Flemings have organised a 5km Run & Family Walk in memory of Matthew. The event, in aid of Barretstown, has become an annual fixture and has to date raised almost €10,000. The Flemings say that the event encompasses everything that is important to them as a family – fun and remembrance.
Olivia Kinghorne and her daugher Danielle ran the Vhi Women’s Mini Marathon in 2015 as part of Team Barretstown. They are from Clonmellon, Co Westmeath and here they tell their story.
Emma Nolan took part in the Dublin Mountains Challenge in 2015 as part of Team Peak Abu. The team raised a cool €900.00, completely surpassing their fundraising target. The team organised one event, a cake sale, and here’s how did they did it in Emma’s own words.
How we work together During 2015 DNG have proved to be an amazing supporter of Barretstown. Following their participation in the Eversheds Sports Day; DNG also held a pub quiz raising €1,300. In October 2015 and in less than four weeks DNG raised a staggering €40,000 by holding a mega raffle. DNG are … Continued
How we work together Each year Eversheds organise the Eversheds School Sports Day in aid of Barretstown. With old favourites like the egg and spoon race, the sack race, three legged race, obstacle course, and more unusual sports day pursuits such as the climbing wall and wooden skis, the participants have every opportunity to … Continued
How we work together Since choosing to work with Barretstown in 2005 Domino’s Pizza have been working directly with our campers by setting up a pizza making workshop, allowing each child to get creative and express their individuality by making a unique pizza. To mark our 10th anniversary in 2015 we developed an exciting and … Continued
Ulster Bank staff helped fundraise over €20,000 through various fundraising initiatives such as cake sales and raffles in selected branches.