This year has being a whirlwind of new & old events for the Tracie Lawlor Trust for Cystic Fibrosis. A few new events went a head this year, Olive Mcgraths “Tracie’s walk” in which 70 people walked from Castlebridge to Wexford town, along it’s beautiful keys & half foot-paths on the way in.
This year’s charity challenge took place on the 25th of April. Nine teams of four set out on this gruelling run, row & cycle. Spirits were high before the teams set off, a few kind words of encouragement & indeed a few pranks as one girls team decided to “jock” the opposing boys team member before they set off! The poor lad took off & kept pulling up his shorts almost to chest hight, just to be sure they weren’t going anywhere this time.
We organized a fundraiser in the stand pub Roscrea Co. Tipperary on the 16th of April 2010. It consisted of five people getting their head shaved, 3 lads & 2 girls took part. A man who hadn’t shaved his beard in 22 years also decided to shaved bare for a great cause!
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