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Iʼm raising £50,000 to use sport to tackle inequality in Kevin’s memory

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Please donate to help us build a legacy for Kevin and continue his force for good. Kevin was murdered and we as a family believe criminality has deep and complex causes that start early. As a family, we'd like to support a charitable foundation that tries to address the root causes that draw young people towards a life of crime and prevent future cases that mirror Kevin’s story.

We have chosen two charities that are aiming for social reconstruction through sport as Kevin was a keen runner (he represented Ireland Schools at Cross Country). The donations will be split equally between the following two charities:

The first charity is NI based Sported who's ethos is:

Using the power of sport to change young lives and tackle some of society’s biggest problems, including anti-social behaviour, rural isolation and community cohesion.

Three charities in Kenya have been chosen to award a share of any donations. These charities are Shoe4Africa, Complete Sports and DBA Africa, all of whom are doing amazing work support developing athletes.

We believe these charities will help continue Kevin's legacy both at home and abroad.

Kevin in the news

- Kevin's family

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  • May McCool5 days ago
    May McCool

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    5 days ago

    More exciting news! Kevin McCool memorial fund donates to DBA Africa to support Kenya’s running talent. “DBA Africa has received a generous KSh 680,000 donation from the family of Kevin McCool, an avid runner and sportsman. The funds will help support Kenyan long-distance athletes by covering race entry fees, transport costs, and running vests. This initiative aims to provide hundreds of runners with the opportunity to compete at various events in Kenya, furthering their careers in athletics.” https://dbaafrica.com/support-kenya-running/

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  • May McCool5 days ago
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    May McCool

    5 days ago

    Press release update! Great to see some publicity from Sported to announce the Kevin McCool fund for young athletes in NI. More details to come on how the fund will be allocated. Link here: https://sported.org.uk/kevin-mccool-fund-benefit-athletics/

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  • May McCool2 months ago
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    May McCool

    2 months ago

    The McCool family, knowing Kevin’s love for Kenya, also aimed to give half of these donations to the Lornah Kiplagat Foundation. However, upon discovering this charity has ceased operations, we have carefully selected three outstanding Kenyan organizations to support: • DBA Africa (https://dbaafrica.com/) • Complete Sports (https://complete-sports.org/) • Shoe4Africa (https://shoe4africa.org/) More details on how your donations will be used to continue the work of these three amazing charities to come!

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Page last updated on: 3/27/2025 09.24

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406

  • David

    David

    Nov 20, 2024

    From friends in Nairobi

  • James Brown and Tom Dunham

    James Brown and Tom Dunham

    Sep 22, 2024

    Kev's family, This is the money that Tom and James raised doing the Bob Graham Round in honour of Kev. He was an inspiration to all. We hope the money goes towards others who can be inspired by him.

    £5,561.50

  • Sorcha

    Sorcha

    Jun 3, 2024

    £5.00

  • Sonya & Martin Long

    Sonya & Martin Long

    Jun 2, 2024

    £50.00

  • Brian Gilbert

    Brian Gilbert

    May 29, 2024

    All for Kevin

  • Anonymous

    Anonymous

    May 29, 2024

    £10.00

  • Annabel Lindsay

    Annabel Lindsay

    May 29, 2024

    £10.00

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