Sammy MacDonald

Dublin marathon Oct 2023 fundraising for Isle Listen

Fundraising for Isle Listen
£2,041
raised of £1,000 target
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Event: Irish Life Dublin Marathon 2023, on 29 October 2023
The 4th largest marathon in Europe which attracts more than 20,000 runners. It's now significantly oversubscribed, as runners are drawn to a fast, flat course that starts and finishes in the heart of the city and takes in Dublin's historic landmarks.

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I am so excited while I have been away travelling it has been confirmed that I have a place to run the Dublin Marathon for Isle Listen in October 2023. 

At the beginning of the year I decided I wanted a new running goal.  I have only ever ran a few half marathons over the years and really got back into enjoying running again last year. Fitness and running is my happy place where I can switch off from the world and clear my mind. 

The Dublin marathon is going to be mentally and physically challenging as I have never ran 26.2 miles before but it’s a goal I will be focused to achieve while raising money for an fantastic local mental health charity. 

Isle Listen is a mental health charitable organisation that provide outstanding mental health support for young people which is provided free of charge, but to do this, they rely on charitable fundraising 💚

There essential work is centred around mental health early intervention and prevention; helping to avoid the unnecessary escalation of mental health problems in young people.

My running plan will start when I arrive home from my travels in March 🏃🏻‍♀️I will also be organising some fundraising events. 

Any donation is so appreciated, thank you for reading the above and supporting Isle Listen & myself with this crazy challenge of completing a full marathon!! 🫣xx

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About the campaign

The 4th largest marathon in Europe which attracts more than 20,000 runners. It's now significantly oversubscribed, as runners are drawn to a fast, flat course that starts and finishes in the heart of the city and takes in Dublin's historic landmarks.

About the charity

Isle Listen

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Isle Listen is a young person's mental health charitable organisation focused on early intervention & prevention; helping to avoid the unnecessary escalation of mental health problems through 1-to-1 Listening Service support in schools, and its wide-reaching mental health educational programme.

Donation summary

Total raised
£2,040.88
Online donations
£1,715.00
Offline donations
£325.88

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