Events in the UK
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A Cookbook for Grace
The book 'A Cookbook for Grace' is now on sale at the following locations:
Oldfield book shop Moorlands Road
You can also purchase the book here online, just click on the buy now button below.
- Charity Gig
Da Vinci's Deli are organising a charity gig for Grace with local bands including The Volt. The gig will take place in July in Widcombe Social Club.
- Running for Grace
Vince Bartolo is running the Bristol half marathon for Grace in September
- Running for Grace
Richard Felton is running from London to Brighton for Grace, 90k on the 5th October.
If you would like to sponsor Richard click on the following link www.justgiving.com/richardfelton1
More events coming soon
EVENTS IN USA
More events coming soon
Our thanks to everyone involved in previous events:
Cake sale for Grace O'Gorman
A cake sale was held in Blackrock, Cork recently by Amy Phillips, Diane
Fitzgerald, Claire Lehane, Sally Haugh, Amy McGuinness, Meg Haugh, Anna
Lynch and it was a great success, it was so good there maybe another one
planned.
Thanks to all that helped and participated.
Killinick Harriers Hunt Club
Charity Beach Ride
Sunday 16th March
Great success and thanks to all who turned up. Special thanks
to Mary-Joe Ryan for organising it and all her helpers. It was a great
sight to have so many horses and hounds on the ride.
'Desperate Housewives' swim team from Bath
Victoria Grant, Mel Bullard, Jenny Curruthers, Jane Shayegan, Clare
Brooks and Rebekah Reid. Sunday night swim in Bath ,March 16th 2008.
Baywatch all over again.
Bath Half Marathon
Thank to Chartwell and all the runners. There was some very good times,
great run.
'JEANS FOR GRACE DAY'
Thanks to Tania for organising the jeans at work day, great
success. Great response from her work colleagues.
Coffee Morning at Night for Grace
Thanks to all the Clynes in Passage West for
organising the coffee morning
Munster Match
Thanks to all involved in putting on a great day for the
Munster match, and thanks to the Munster team for winning.
Quiz Night for Grace
Thanks to Susan and Trisha for doing a great job, great night was had by
all.
Hogroast
A big thank you to Kingswood School and all involved in putting on a
great night, Hog Roast for Grace was a major success
Bake Sale for Grace
Many thanks to Victoria Elliot-Gibson for organising the bake sale
for Grace in Toronto
Graces Ball
The Ball of the year was held at the Four Seasons in Dublin on Saturday
the 10th of May with over 300 hundred people attending , all in support
of Grace. A big thank you to Alison and Eoin and all the others for this
major achievement, and for the funds raised
Parachute Jump
Emer Studdert jumped on Sunday 11th May for Grace. Thanks to Emer for
doing a parachute jump for Grace and thanks to the parachute for opening.
Click here to see the jump via You Tube
Paula and Sheila are running for Grace
Many Thanks to
Paul Studdert and Sheila Blackmore for their 12K run and the money
they raised
Staines 10K Run
Many Thanks to Dean Meredith for doing his 10K run and for
the funds that he raised
Race Night for Grace in Bunclody
Great night was had by all
and all horses passed the drink test!!! Big thanks to David Carton for
putting on the race night
Munster Supporters
Thanks to the munster supporters club for their generosity in making
a donation to the Grace O'Gorman fund
Click
here to read about the money they raised
Golf Outing in Richmond
Thanks to all those involved in putting together a great day of golf
at Richmond Golf Club for Grace. Special thanks to Keith Wood,
Cynthia ,Craig and Paul Hurst whose efforts where very much appreciated.
To the person who paid for the event and wished to remain
anonymous, thank you
Baby Face Nursery in Bath
Thanks to all at Baby Face Nursery in Bath for their
events in helping to raise money for Grace. The walk in the
Park was exactly the kind of thing that Grace
would love to do herself. The money raised will continue to
help with the medical bills.
Cork City Marathon
Thanks to all who ran for Grace in the Cork City
Marathon, it is our hope with your help that Grace will
some day run her own marathon for to help someone else.
The Salmon brothers Joe and Morgan on right who completed the Cork City Marahton for Grace
Triathlon
in Schull
''The Triathlon in Schull was a great day out with lots of
teams running, swimming and giving the bike a push for Grace. Thanks to
all.
June 08 The Blenheim Triathlon, UK
Many thanks to Dr. John Pauling, Royal National Hospital Rheumatic
Diseases, Bath, for competing in and successfully completing the
Blenheim Triathlon.
John engaged many of the staff members at the RNHRD in Bath, to support
his efforts for Grace. We are very grateful to John and all who helped
ensure this event was such a success.
Wicklow 200km
Congratulations to Val Stone, Katie Stone (aged 9) and
Dr Michael Kennedy, who competed in this challenging bike
ride Val did 140 km and was joined by his daughter
Katie for the last 26 km and Michael completed
the full 200 km in 9 hours.
Thanks to all of them for such a wonderful effort for Grace
and to all who gave so generously to sponsor them.
Event in Canada
'Magic Moments Nursery in Toronto was the scene of a
great day out with lots of old friends doing
amazing things to help Grace. Alice attended the
nursery when she lived in Toronto.
Billy Cain Birthday
Presents
Special thanks to Billy Cain who had his 8th birthday party on
Saturday the 21st of
June and ha got all his friends to donate money to Grace instead
of presents for himself. A great thing to do from a very special
boy
Event in New York
The Co Cork Association in NY held a fund raiser in NY for Grace on
Saturday night, 21st of June 2008 and they had a great
response to their efforts. Among the many that supported the event
Consul General of Ireland , Niall Burgess attended as did Mary
O'Dowd of the Frances Pope Memorial foundation. The event was organised
by Mae O'Driscoll and Mary Naughton and was a great success.
Passage
West GAA Fun Day
Tug -of-war at the fun day, organised by Passage West GAA, was a
great fun day for all despite the bad weather. Martin Coughlan, Captain
of the winning team, received their trophy from Fionula O'Gorman,
Grace's aunt.
NYC Triathlon
Padraic Cossgrove completed the triathlon in a very impressive
time in very hot conditions. Not an easy event when you swim in the
Hudson river in New York. Big thanks to him for this great effort.
A Concert for Grace
Great evening of music was had by all , great effort for
Grace and great singing by all.
5 A Side Football Tournament
Thanks to Dave and Paul for putting on a great day
for Grace. 'Playing for Grace' was a great sucess with 13
teams turning up on the day and the weather shinning out
after a lot of rain. The idea for the day was inspired by
Dave's daughter 'Lexi' who looks like Grace. Thanks to all.
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