Pink Army ready to raise funds for Breast Cancer
FOLLOWING the amazing success of last year’s 100k in 30 Days, organised by Blackrock couple Niall Carroll and Cara McAdam, which raised over €1.2 million for Breast Cancer Ireland, this year’s event has been launched with the aim of getting 20,000 pink army participants.
Registrations for this year’s event will open at www.100kin30days.ie on Thursday 15 and Niall Carroll, the founder of the now annual event, is urging people to register early to ensure that participation packs and the much-loved pink t-shirts arrive in good time for the event.
Niall, who set up the 100k in 30 days in support of his wife Cara following her breast cancer diagnosis said: ‘ We’re aiming to increase participation this year to 20,000, and have full confidence that once again our ‘pink army’ from all of the island of Ireland will jump on board and get involved.’
‘ To have a title sponsor such as Sherry FitzGerald involved this year, with such a strong geographic footprint all across the country, is wonderful and will help us to grow the event and its reach even further in 2021. Last year saw participants from no less than 34 countries worldwide getting involved and we’re calling on everyone and their families to support us again this year, to make it our biggest and most inclusive event to date.’
The 100k in 30 days is a fun event, aimed at casual strollers, keen walkers, joggers and seasoned runners alike. It is open to everyone of all ages who can walk, jog, run or wheel a total of 100km (or more!) during the month of June to help raise funds for Ireland’s leading breast cancer charity, Breast Cancer Ireland. As an additional incentive, there are around €30,000 worth of prizes to be won including a €3500 family travel voucher (sponsored by Connect Credit Union), 5 star hotel breaks, restaurant vouchers, luxury brands and family days out.
Proceeds from the event will help to fund life-saving research and the provision of good breast health education and awareness programmes nationwide by Breast Cancer Ireland. These include the development of a state-of-the-art Clinical Trials Centre, to be housed in the new Breast Cancer Research Centre, being built on the grounds of Beaumont Hospital; support for the Breast Cancer Ireland funded specialist breast cancer research nurses in the designated cancer centres all across Ireland, and support for the Breast Cancer Ireland Education and Outreach Programmes delivered nationally to schools, companies and community groups.
For further information and to register go to www.100kin30days.ie