At the launch of the Donegal Creameries/Aurivo 5k are front row Gerard Gallagher ( Aurivo & Finn Valley AC),Niall Murine (Chairman of Pieta House Donegal),Conor Gallagher (Aurivo & Lifford AC).Back row (l-r) Robert Mc Knight ( Pieta House), Deirdre Browne, (Aurivo), Paul Gallagher(Aurivo),Collette Mc Hugh (Aurivo) and Aubrey Kee (Aurivo). Photo by Gerard Mc Hugh
THE Aurivo Killygordon charity 5k run and walk in aid of Pieta House is being held tomorrow evening.
Pieta House, who plan to open a suicide and self-harm crisis centre in Donegal, is Aurivo’s Charity of the Year for 2015.
The annual event has become firmly established on Aurivo’s (formerly Donegal Creameries) fund-raising calendar, having raised over €20,000 in the past three years.
In 2014, €40,000 was divided by the co-op among the four hospices within its region including Donegal Hospice, North West Hospice, Mayo/Roscommon Hospice and Galway.
Pieta House operates a number of centres for the prevention of suicide and self-harm around the country. As part of its strategic development plan, their vision is to have a centre within 100km of every person in Ireland. Soon Donegal will have a much needed Pieta House resource to help those people who are in suicidal distress. The charity provides specialist care providing everything free-of-charge and their staff are fully qualified and provide a professional one-to-one therapeutic service.
Tomorrow’s event commences at 7.30 pm and is registered with the Athletics Association of Ireland.
There is an entry fee of just €6, which includes entry into a prize draw as well as refreshments.
Participants can register on the day in Aurivo Consumer Foods, Crossroads, Killygordon.
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