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 A number of members of Ballyrashane Presbyterian Church are taking on a Half Marathon Sponsored Walk to raise much-needed funds for our church Building &amp; Maintenance Fund.
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 Thank you so much for supporting our walkers, encouraging us along the way, and helping us care for Ballyrashane Presbyterian Church for this generation and those still to come.
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Church Building Project

<div>Half Marathon Sponsored Walk in aid of Church funds on Saturday 13th September 2025.
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<div>Starting from Carrick-a-rede and finishing at Portballintrae.
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Ballyrashane Presbyterian Church - Half Marathon Walk

<div><strong>Support this multisport development of a 3G pitch which is not only for the club, it is for the entire community!</strong>
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<div>We are Draperstown Celtic, a Community Amateur Sport Club (CASC).
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<div>Draperstown Celtic have operated in the heart of the community since 1968. Our impact is felt far and wide and this ambitious development is intended to push our impact much further.
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<div><strong>Why?</strong>
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<div>To help provide a vital gateway and path to aiding mental health and wellbeing for a well connected community for all. We believe in football, and generally, sport, for all and have a special emphasis on mental health and wellbeing, youth development and inclusion. 
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<div>You don’t even have to play to be a part of our club. If you are a younger youth player, you will not be selected based on ability but on basis of equal playing time.
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<div>We have significant levels of cross community support from the local schools (controlled and catholic maintained) and from other clubs such as Ballinascreen and Desertmartin GAA (suitable through inclusion of shockpads in the specification - there is a 10 pitch supply shortfall of GAA pitches in Mid Ulster). This will offer access to facilities and build a more inclusive community).
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<div>The total cost of this multisport project is £630,000. £390,000 has been secured through the IFA/DCMS fund. We are one of only 17 projects awarded in Northern Ireland.
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<div>We have also attained £40,000 of support from Mid Ulster District Council. <strong>Between fundraising and club loans we are required to facilitate the balance of £200,000 in funding. </strong>To ensure a sustainable level of club debt we are endeavouring to raise £125,000 from businesses and individuals.
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<div>We appreciate you taking the time to review the information we have shared. We believe this to be a special project which will enable us to increase our Social Return impact in an area where it is truly needed, and for our future generations. We would truly appreciate any support you may be able to provide.
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<div>As an individual donator you can claim Gift Aid on your donation, which (if you are a UK tax payer) will increase the value of your donation by 25%. This will really help us reach our goal!
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<div>If you are able to assist as a UK tax payer, we will contact you to complete the CASC GIFT-AID DECLARATION FORM following your donation.
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Draperstown Celtic FC, Developing Cahore for the Community

<div>At the end of August this year Jude will aim to become the youngest swimmer from Ireland to swim from Asia to Europe across the Hellespont - the oldest open water  swim in the World. This is 4.5km sea swim - with no wetsuits allowed. All money raised is going to the Sunshine Foundation a charity set up to rescue children with   special needs from the old institutional orphanages in Brasov. My mum and Jude’s  Nanna led volunteers and supporters from Ireland and Romania to essentially build two facilities in the City saving dozens of children lives and delivering a massively enhanced future for these kids. Its an epic project which persuaded the Romanian  authorities to copy the project across the region vastly increasing the positive outcomes. Post Covid the project has a dire need for additional support in order to keep the projects delivering this much need care. And yes the old guy is doing it with him :)
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Swim for Sunshine

<p>It's been a whirlwind week since Andrea received her breast cancer diagnosis. Andrea has a particularly aggressive type of cancer known as HER2+ and her treatment needs to match up to this. In 2 weeks, Andrea starts the first of 6 chemotherapy cycles. After this, she needs surgery to remove the tumour and her lymph nodes, followed by radiation therapy and a hormone treatment for 5+ years.

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<p>Andrea will be unable to work for between 6 months to 1 year because of the intensity of her cancer treatment. Unfortunately, financial support for people in her situation is extremely poor - something we were surprised to learn. The last thing anyone with a cancer diagnosis should need to think about is how to pay their rent, bills, and food during the long road of treatment ahead. Research by Macmillan finds that:

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<li><strong>1 in 3 </strong>people with cancer experience a<strong> loss of income</strong>

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<li>A further <strong>1/3</strong> need to <strong>stop work altogether</strong>

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<li>On average, <strong>those affected</strong> <strong>lose £860 per month</strong> (and have additional costs such as travelling to appointments, help with household chores, increases in energy bills)

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<p>I am raising money for Andrea, my wonderful mum, to cover her basic living costs so that she can focus all her energy on surviving cancer.

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<p>Andrea is very well known in her local community in Coleraine, Northern Ireland. For the last 18 years she worked for Harpurs Hill Children &amp; Family Centre providing low-cost childcare for families of all backgrounds. Recently, she started her dream job as a Family Support Worker within the same organisation, something she has to step back from during treatment. Everyone who knows her loves her. She is a source of positivity, joy, and she sacrifices a lot to look after her family. Now it is our turn.<br /><br /><strong>How can you help?<br /></strong>We are running several challenges throughout August that you can take part in as an individual, a group, or both (see below for details on how to join in).<strong><br /><br />AUGUST CHALLENGES<br /></strong><strong><br /></strong>Choose one (or more) from the following challenges:<br /><strong><br />Individual<br /><br /></strong>Walk, run or hike 50km OR 100km in August<br />Walk 300,000+ steps in August<br />Cycle 300km in August OR 100km in one day<br />Swim 100 lengths of a pool 5x in August<br />Complete 100 squats OR burpees each day in August<br />Cycle 100km in one day.<br />Conquer the 7 hills of Edinburgh in a day<br />Complete 20+ workouts<br />Complete 20 hours of yoga/meditation<br /><br /><strong>Group (choose your group size)</strong><br /><br />Climb 50 or 100 peaks in Scotland (collectively)<br />Cycle/Watt Bike 10,000km in 24 hours<br />Conquer the 7 hills of Edinburgh in a day<br />Relay marathon in a day with friends<br /><strong><br />!!! BONUS CHALLENGES !!!<br /><br /></strong>20:1 Squat/Burpee Challenge: Start at 20 squats: 1 burpee and finish at 1 squat: 20 burpees (prize for the fastest time!)<br />5km, 10km, or half marathon charity run at the end of August (prize for the fastest time in each category!)<br /><br />**Please note, you can only complete the bonus challenge if you sign up to at least one of the main challenges**<br /><br />Got an idea of your own for a challenge? Let us know! Creativity encouraged!<strong><br /></strong><br /><strong>How does it work?<br /></strong><br />Step 1: Make an initial donation of £20 to kickstart the fundraiser and be a part of the fundraising team<br />Step 2: Get in touch (contact button below) and provide me your email address so that I can add you to the GoFundMe Team page<br />Step 3: Pick one (or more!) challenges to complete in August and raise at least a further £125 through sponsorships!<br /><br />I will arrange t-shirts and some goodies for anyone who joins a challenge. <br /><br /><em><strong>TIP: Record your challenges using Strava or a smart watch if you have one and post your progress here. Don't forget to share it via all your social channels too, and include the GoFundMe page link.</strong></em><br /><br /><strong>Can't take part in a challenge but still want to help?<br /><br /></strong>You can simply make a donation of what you can afford directly via GoFundMe to support those taking part. Please also share the GoFundMe link as widely as you can. <br /><br />Please get in touch if you have any questions or want some more info/help getting involved.

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<p>Shannon (Andrea's daughter)<br /><br /><em>Note: We are grateful for any and all donations to help us reach the £5000 target. Any money raised that we don't need will be directed back to cancer charities.</em>

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Support Andrea Through Her Cancer Treatment

SAVE KILREA UNITED FC ⚪️<br /><br />Due to an admin technicality on a registration of a player not of our making, Kilrea United FC are being fined 10k Swiss Francs (£8.2k) by FIFA. This is as an abhorrent and obscene amount to be fining an amateur, pay to play football club. Under FIFA guidelines the club has no right to appeal this decision and with the IFA not doing their duty to stand up and protect local grassroots football we have no other option but to ask for donations to save our club against such an injustice. (See Belfast Tele article below)<br /><br />Kilrea United have been embedded in the local community on a cross community basis for decades. It is an integral part of the life of Kilrea and would be a devastating shame for our club to fold under such unjust circumstances for our players, fans and the wider community. Please donate what you can to save our club. Share widely! <br /><br /><br /><a href="https://amp.belfasttelegraph.co.uk/sunday-life/sport/fifa-fines-could-kill-northern-ireland-clubs-kilrea-united-and-tw-braga-39247081.html?__twitter_impression=true" target="_blank" class="" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer">https://amp.belfasttelegraph.co.uk/sunday-life/sport/fifa-fines-could-kill-northern-ireland-clubs-kilrea-united-and-tw-braga-39247081.html?__twitter_impression=true</a>

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