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Thursday, 19th
October 2017 East Cork Harbour Marathon Presents More Than €11,000 to Charities And Initiatives
by ALAN SHEEHAN The East Cork Harbour
Marathon presented the proceeds raised at this year’s event to a number of char- ities and worthy initiatives last Friday, 13 October. The
cheque presenta-
tions, hosted by the Gui- leen Arms pub in Aghada, saw representatives from the East Cork Harbour Marathon present €11,300 to multiple initiatives, with €8,000 handed over to Ma- rymount University Hospi- tal and Hospice. “On Friday last we had a celebration Guileen
very enjoyable evening in The
Arms Pub, Aghada,” said Brendan Crowley, Race Director for the East Cork Harbour Marathon. “Dur- ing the evening we had the privilege
of distributing
our donations from ECHM 2017 to our very worthy benefactors. Along with our official charity partner, Ma- rymount Hospice, a num- ber of other local commu- nity initiatives also benefited from this year’s proceeds.” Scoil
Íosagáin Aghada
Autistic Centre were pre- sented with €1,400, with the same amount raised for the Lower Aghada Tennis & Sailing Club, with a further €500 accepted by the Agha- da War of Independence Committee. “It was a real joy to see
athletes and community volunteers combine to pro- duce a fantastic spectacle which will live long in the memory,” said Mr Crowley. “Without this outpouring of generosity from all members of our community includ- ing our many sponsors this
event would not have taken place. We are so grateful to everyone for their selfless efforts on the day and in- deed throughout the many months leading up to it.” The second East Cork Harbour Marathon held this past August saw a sim- ilarly large turnout as its inaugural year in 2016 with approximately 1,000 ath- letes registering to partici- pate with around 300 volun- teers offering their services on the day. A short video of the day’s events is available at
eastcorkmarathon.com. The third running of the
East Cork Harbour Mara- thon is already set for Sat- urday, 11 August 2018 with the proceeds once again going towards charities and worth community initia- tives.
• Donation Evening 2017 Group Picture.
• Donation to Aghada N.S. Autistic Centre 2017.
• Donation to Aghada War of Independence Committee 2017.
• Donation to Lower Aghada Tennis & Sailing Club 2017. Tel: 021 463 8000 • Email:
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• Donation to Marymount Hospice 2017. eastcorkjournal @eastcorkjournal / #eastcorkjournal
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