'Pink Pedallers' raise amazing £18,400 for cancer charity
Thursday, 29 July 2010
Members of the Pink Pedallers Mizen 2 Malin cycling challenge who gathered in Rue bar and restaurant, Main Street, Omagh, to present a cheque for £18,900 to the Ulster Cancer Foundation (UCF), following their very successful event. AN3035
FOLLOWING the successful completion of the "Think Pink Bike Challenge" - a charity cycle from Mizen Head to Malin Head, the Pink Pedallers presented a staggering £18,400 to Joyce Savage, head of appeals and marketing, Ulster Cancer Foundation (UCF).
The group of cycling enthusiasts from Omagh raised the money through the cycle and by organising various fundraising events such as tug-of-war, 'night at the races', variety concerts and the Omagh Bunny Walk.
Laura McAleer, who formed the group in November last year, said: "An event like this takes a lot of hard work and dedication and I would like to thank all of those who made this event such a huge success, including Austin McGrath, who gave a substantial donation, the ladies at Slimming World, Brian Quinn from Rocwell, Mickey McElroy, Margaret Curran, Paddy Ward, the Flaxmill Team, Oliver Kerr, Philip Caldwell, Brian Mimnagh, Paula Donaghy, Mickey Gallen and Tattyreagh Van Hire who kindly donated the use of a van for the week and the two drivers Stephen McCabe and Frankie Nugent. A special thanks to all friends and families for their support and sponsorship."
The group celebrated their magnificent fundraising at an 'Evening of Thanks' in Omagh's Rue which was kindly sponsored by Mickey McElroy.
Sylvia Lucy, development officer with the Ulster Cancer Foundation, said: "Huge congratulations to the cyclists who helped Laura fulfil her dream of taking on the 400-mile challenge and raising money for the UCF Breast Cancer Appeal."
“Breast cancer is the most common form of cancer diagnosed amongst local women with over 1,000 new cases in Northern Ireland every year - that's more than three women coming to terms with diagnosis every day.
“Events such as this are very important for us in both raising cancer awareness and generating funds to continue our work, for which we rely almost entirely on voluntary donations. All money raised for the Ulster Cancer Foundation is spent solely within Northern Ireland to support local patients and their families."
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