Camogie stars get on their bike for ChildFund
August 26, 2015
Camogie stars on their bikes for ChildFund Ireland: Pictured (L-R) at the announcement that the Camogie Association are partnering with ChildFund Ireland was Sarah Dervan from Galway, Fionnuala Carr from Down, Mags D'Arcy from Wexford and Aoife Murray from Cork.
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The Camogie Association has announced ChildFund Ireland as their chosen charity partner.
ChildFund Ireland is an independent not-for-profit organisation working with children, families and communities in Africa, Asia and the Americas.
The Camogie Association and ChildFund Ireland, which is part of the International ChildFund Alliance, working in 56 countries supporting 15 million people worldwide, will work on a number of key initiatives focussing initially on the Dream Bikes project.
Dream Bikes will involve individuals and Camogie clubs nationwide, raising funds to support the cost of purchasing bikes for schoolchildren in the countries in which ChildFund work.
Further details will be announced in the coming weeks; with Camogie clubs encouraged to support the project.
Inter-county Camogie stars, Mags D'Arcy (Wexford and ChildFund Ireland Ambassador), Aoife Murray (Cork), Down Camogie player Fionnuala Carr and Sarah Dervan of Galway joined with CEO of ChildFund Ireland Mick Kiely to announce the charity partnership.
Speaking about the charity announcement President of the Camogie Association, Catherine Neary said: "I am delighted that the Camogie Association's chosen charity partner is ChildFund.
"ChildFund has a long history of working within communities with children across the world. Both the Camogie Association and ChildFund are very much based in the community setting.
"The Dream Bikes initiative provides us with the opportunity to support less advantaged children living in communities to attend school thereby making a major contribution to their education and a brighter future.
"This project will highlight what can be achieved when we work together."
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