Technopath Clinical Diagnostics run and walk 466km for local charities

In conjunction with Clarisford Park, Killaloe, the staff of Technopath Clinical Diagnostics will literally ‘run’ a charity event at the park on the 7th, 8th and 9th of September.  

The distance from Malin Head to Mizen Head is 466km (as the crow flies!). The staff of Technopath Clinical Diagnostics will run and walk this distance in relay form around Clarisford Park, Killaloe. The ‘Malin to Mizen’ relay will begin on the afternoon of Friday 7th September and will be run and walked by members of the Technopath team continuously through day and night until the afternoon of Sunday 9th September. The individual relay distances being run and walked will vary from 5km to 15km.

“The team at Technopath Clinical Diagnostics is determined to continue improving their working environment and, where possible, support worthy causes outside of their daily work. It is great that the team decided to get up and out there running to raise funds for two worthy charities,” commented Conor Sheeran, Fundraising Organiser at Technopath Clinical Diagnostics. “The purpose of this event is to raise much needed funds for our two charities nominated by the staff of Technopath Clinical Diagnostics - Waterman’s Lodge Respite and Day Care Centre, Ballina, Co Tipperary and Pieta House Mid-West, Co Limerick,” he added.

The Waterman’s Lodge specialist day care and respite centre is owned and operated by the Alzheimer Society of Ireland (ASI), which provides dementia-specific care to people living with dementia in our communities throughout Ireland. In 2017, the centre provided 12,256 hours of day care to people with dementia in North Tipperary, East Clare and Limerick. The funds raised for Waterman’s Lodge are earmarked to help them to develop their new garden at the Lodge.

“Fundraising is an extremely important source of revenue for the Alzheimer’s Society. Without it we would not be able to provide support services for people with dementia and their families across Ireland.  Thanks so much to everyone at Technopath Clinical Diagnostics from everyone at Watermans Lodge for taking on this challenge to support our essential services,” commented Christina McKenna, Director of Care, Waterman’s Lodge.

Pieta House Mid-West branch is located in Limerick. Pieta House was established in 2006 to provide freely accessible, professional services to people who are in suicidal crisis or who are self-harming. In 2016, the organisation expanded its services to provide suicide bereavement counselling. The charity has locations across Ireland, and to date has supported over 36,000 clients using a solution-focused therapy model and an approach rooted in compassion and care. Pieta House employs over 240 full- and part-time qualified staff and operates a 24/7 Freephone helpline on 1800 247 247.

“We rely heavily on fundraising for the Mid-west branch of Pieta House. These much needed funds will contribute to the vital work of Pieta House,” said Johnny Togher, Fundraising Executive, Pieta House West.

In addition to the relay run, volunteers will hold a bucket collection in the park on Saturday 8th September to raise additional funds for both charities.

Members of the public are invited to come along to show support not only for the runners and walkers, but for the two worthy charities also.

About Technopath Clinical Diagnostics

Technopath Clinical Diagnostics is a global leader in the development and manufacture of total quality control solutions for clinical laboratories. In 2008, we launched the In-Vitro Diagnostic industry’s first truly consolidated Immunochemistry Quality Control (QC) materials. Consolidating multiple tests into one QC product enables clinical laboratories to significantly improve the efficiency and cost effectiveness of quality control processes. Our IAMQC® software platform automates the handling and management of QC data while facilitating laboratory accreditation requirements. Today our products are used by leading laboratories in over 120 countries. For more information on Technopath Clinical Diagnostics, visit www.technopathcd.com.

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Members of the organising committee of Technopath Clinical Diagnostics charity event ‘Malin to Mizen’ relay run, 7-9th September, at Clarisford Park, Killaloe. The event will raise funds for Pieta House Mid-West branch and The Waterman’s Lodge Day and Respite Care Centre (Alzheimer’s Society of Ireland).
Back Row: Anthony Whyte, Conor Keane, Michael Gilroy, Dermot Doheny, Bill O’Brien, Conor Sheeran.
Front Row: Pauline Redmond, Michelle Jones O’Donnell, Kate Hogan