Carrick-on-Suir coffee morning raised close to €9,000 for cancer support centre
The funds were raised at a coffee morning fundraiser in memory of the late Donna Maher at Carrick Swan GAA Club Juvenile Hall
Pictured above is a cheque for €8,800 presented to Gary Russell to go towards his upcoming ultra marathon charity run in aid of the Solas Cancer Support Centre in Waterford City.
The funds were raised by the Maher and O'Donnell families and friends at a huge coffee morning in aid of Solas in the Carrick Swan Juvenile Hall on May 2.
It was organised in memory of the late Donna Maher from Carrickbeg, who passed away on September 12 last year. Pictured presenting the cheque to Gary Russell are sisters Martina Maher Walsh and Eileen Maher.
Gary will run from Carrick-on-Suir to the Solas Cancer Support Centre in Waterford and complete his ultra marathon by running back to Carrick-on-Suir on September 1.