| 2007:
Our Mission:
To grant wishes to children (3-18) living
with a life threatening illness
For more information: www.makeawish.ie
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2005 - 2006:
The size of the event grew greatly over the
years and with this so did the scale of our contribution.
In 2006 we raised in excess of €100,000 for Barretstown
House.
"Barretstown provides challenging
activity-based programmes for children affected by cancer
and other serious illness and their families. These programmes
are designed to re-build confidence, self-esteem, trust and
courage, in a safe, fun and supportive environment."
Mission statment from www.barretstown.org
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2004/2003:
In 2003 we wanted to expand the bike run,
and with the help of Temple Street and An Garda Siochana we
did. With close to 300 bikers waving and beeping their way
down to Galway we raised €31,500.
 
This vastly exceeded our previous years funds and with this
we were able to buy a kidney dialysis machine for the hospital.
As we exceeded our estimated total we also had a further
€6,500 left to go towards the redecoration of another
ward and the purchase of new ward decorations, fittings and
bedding.
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2002/before:
Over the years a umber of well deserving
charities have benefitted from our fund raising. Who we've
helped tells you where the money has gone from the years of
biking up and down to Galway.
One of our first charites was Our Lady of Lourdes hospital
drogheda, with the purchase of neonatal unit equipment costing
over £13,500 and with the remaining £3,500, we
helped fill their new toy room with various toys for all the
sick children, along with a special toy for each sick child
in the hospital at the time.
2002 was filled with many stories, Roy Keanes bust up with
Mick being one of the biggest, however with our minds elsewhere
that summer, as we were all working to raise money for the
Beaumont Head and Spinal Unit.
Included in the organising was Fr. Tony Conlon, the Beaumont
Hospital Chaplain who took part himself. Breaking our previous
years record again, we raised a total of € 18,500 to
directly purchase some much needed patient mobility equipment.
This enabled patients of the hospital become more independant
during their care. A well deserving and worth while charity.
http://www.bhf.ie
- news article
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