Time to step up for the Mercy
The Mercy Hospital Foundation has launched the perfect challenge to help you do both and to support cancer services at MUH at the same time.
The aim of the 28-Day Steps Challenge is to clock up 300,000 steps over the month of February, roughly 10,700 steps each day of the month.
Like all fundraising events during the Covid-19 pandemic, the challenge is virtual, meaning it can safely be done in your own time, at your own pace and funds can be raised online by creating a Facebook fundraiser.
To help people stay connected while staying apart, everyone taking part will also be added to a special Facebook group to connect with the more than 800 others also taking on the challenge.
One of those who has already signed up is Yvonne Al Kaabi who says: “I am looking forward to taking on the challenge in February and raising funds for The Mercy Cancer Appeal.
“Being a part of the Facebook group is a great help and means we can all support one another through the challenge. I have already picked up so many tips from people in the group who have done challenges like this before. It is the perfect way to do something different and to also stay connected with people at the moment.
“The Mercy is like a second home to my family and being able to raise as much funds as possible for the Mercy Hospital is so important to me.”
To sign up visit mercyfundraising.ie and follow the steps to join the group and set up your own Facebook fundraiser. Upon signing up, participants will receive a special 28-Day Steps Challenge t-shirt and poster to help keep track of their steps.
All funds raised will go towards The Mercy Cancer Appeal to enhance cancer services at MUH.
Speaking about the difference that these funds will make, Interim CEO at The Mercy Hospital Foundation, Julie Harris, says: “Funds raised through this challenge will support cancer services at The Mercy that help patients through every step of their cancer journey.
“We are especially raising funds for the Mercy Cancer CARE Centre. This centre will provide a safe space for patients and their families to receive support and avail of services such as our psycho-oncology service. This service helps patients to cope with the strain that their diagnosis can take on their emotional and mental health,” she said.