Greyfriars Got Harte

Hi all, John Harte here, the oldest son of Patsy and Liz Harte. With the current situation we find ourselves in due to Covid-19, I have been inspired by the things we have seen our communities doing for each other. Within those communities, you have individuals who may shop, cook or even cut grass for people at risk or our key workers, but then you have pillars of the community such as the Greyfriars that do so much more. Not only do they help individuals with foodbanks as an example, but they are an important part of the Irish heritage and support the community in more ways than some realize. The Greyfriars has been the host to many an amazing night with some great memories with our friends and family. The team are like family to us all, and I know my late mum thought the world of that place and the people that run and drink there, and she always had a great judge of character. If my mum was here now, she would be doing anything she could to help the club and keep it open, she had such great time for that place and the people involved behind the scenes (obvious soft spot for Paul ) With the club being so important to our community, I want to help them as much as possible to allow them to continue to offer what they do for us all. So, that being said, from Monday 18th I am going to challenge myself to run 100km in 30 calendar days to raise as much money as we possibly can for the Greyfriars. That’s 25km a week give or take… as I write this, i am slightly worried for myself. I am just under 20stone and nearly 40 years of age… very much out of shape, so this is going to be a huge challenge for me. I know my mum would be supporting this and be proud of the fact we are pulling together, so when I am hurting (and it will hurt), this will give me the inspiration I need. Please make it worthwhile by chucking a few quid to this amazing cause. I will post each run on face book, update with photos/videos and keep track of the miles. Your donations will spur me on, lets do this! Thanks for reading, John x