Derry to Kerry Cycle for BUMBLEance coming through Nenagh this Saturday
From the Friday 29th to 31st July, a group of cyclists Derry will complete the 300 mile journey from Derry to Kerry in an effort to raise £20,220 for the charity, BUMBLEance (www.bumbleance.com). As of Saturday 23rd July the total raised is: £18791
About Derry to Kerry
In January 2020 the group of cyclists met in the Tap House in Bellaghy to hear the story of BUMBLEance from team member, Noel Doyle. Without hesitation the group signed up to complete the inaugural DerryToKerry event in August 2020 and set a target of £20000 fundraising. At this stage, some of the group didn’t even own a bike.
The pandemic meant that the cycle had to be postponed in 2020 and again 2021, but a virtual cycle in Bellaghy in September 2020 saw the great community spirit get the fundraising up and running and raise the profile of the charity and the cycle.
This Friday, the ten cyclists will set out from Guildhall Square at 9.00am and travel to Carrickmacross. Day 2 will see them head to Nenagh where they aim to be there around 5.00pm and stay overnight.
Over three days covering 312 mile and 13000ft of climbing and arriving into Tralee Park, Tralee on Sunday at approximately 4.00pm where they will be met by family, friends and members of the BUMBLEance team.
BUMBLEance
Established in 2013, BUMBLEance had one vision, to provide transportation services for children affected by serious and life limiting conditions in a fun and safe environment. It is the official Children’s National Ambulance Service of Ireland. They provide safe and
comfortable transportation for Ireland’s youngest patients as they travel between their homes and hospitals, hospices, treatment centres, and respite centres nationwide. The service is totally free for service users.
BUMBLEance provides this free transport service to children affected by critical and life limiting conditions. Each BUMBLEance is designed to transport families often travelling from rural areas of Ireland to the main treatment and respite centres in Dublin. Each BUMBLEance is fitted out with state-of-the-art entertainment systems to ensure each journey is as enjoyable as possible. At BUMBLEance the goal is to deliver smiles to
Ireland’s youngest patients. Funds are vital to BUMBLEance, to ensure they can cater to the ever-growing number of children around Ireland that need their service.
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