Tipperary's flying nun Sr. Patricia Wall needs your votes for top community award

Tipperary's flying nun is in line for a top community award.

And she needs your votes.

Ballingarry woman Sr. Patricia Wall took part in a skydive four years ago to help local charities.

Now she has  been nominated for the "Community Hero" award which is part of the inaugural Charity Impact Awards ,a lifetime achievement award presented by Volunteer Ireland* and The Wheel. 

Sr.Patricia was nominated by the three local centres she is involved with - Slieveardagh Rural Development Ltd Killenaule, Millennium Family Resource Centre, Glengoole and Ballingarry C.I.T.E.

Sr. Patricia after her successful skydive.

In May  2013 Sr. Patricia turned 75 and she wanted to mark the occasion by doing something extraordinary and beneficial to local charities through major fundraising efforts. Along with the assistance of Sky Dive Ireland, Sr.Patricia made it her mission to complete the successful skydive.

There is a public vote to pick the winner. You can vote once per device, so vote on your phone, tablet, PC, your friend's  devices, your family's devices, anywhere you can. This is a national award which will need a large volume of votes. Just click on the following link http://bit.ly/SrPatriciaHeroAward