Skibbereen Rowing Club Online Charity Event
Skibbereen Rowing Club normally hold our annual rowing regatta on May Bank Holiday. However this year with all sporting events being postponed, we would like to raise some much needed funds for two local charities by hosting an online event featuring an exciting sports panel and fitness class.
RTE Sports Presenter Evanne Ni Chuilinn will be hosting a question and answer session with Current World Champion Fintan McCarthy, International Sprinter and Irelands Fastest Woman Phil Healy and Olympic Silver Medalist and World Champion Gary O' Donovan.
BodyActive Skibbereen have then volunteered to take over and get us all active and moving for a fitness session!
Our chosen charities are West Cork Rapid Response and Cara House 'Meals on Wheels' and all proceeds will be split between these two groups and will be used solely to provide services to the local west cork communities.
West Cork Rapid Response (WCRR) is an entirely voluntary group working in partnership with and supporting the existing HSE National Ambulance Services. Their Rapid Response Vehicle and Emergency Service Volunteers are declared National Ambulance Service Assets based in and serving all of West Cork.
Cara House are determined to be proactive regarding precautions to limit the spread of the Coronavirus. They have increased their Meals on Wheels services for older adults to 6 days a week with the help of their wonderful volunteers. There is in the region of 100 meals per day being delivered and they are currently delivering to Skibbereen, Baltimore, Caheragh, Lisheen, Kilcoe and surrounding areas. Please contact them on [phone redacted]9 if you wish to avail of the service.
We are asking you to please donate to this page so we can raise funds for these groups and in return join us live on Monday 4th May at 11 am for our Q&A panel and at 11:30 for our BodyActive fitness session and have some fun!
Keep an eye on our social media pages prior to the event as we will give you an opportunity to ask our sports panel questions and we will also post the link for the event 1 hour prior to start time on May 4th.
Thank You
We are so grateful for all the support for both the west cork rapid response and cara house meals on wheels. **our club accountant is working through gofundme on the transferring of the money to be split between the two charities as soon as gofundme have verified it all**
