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CHALLENGE PACK Answer Rory’s call to ensure no child faces cancer alone. Very Generously Sponsored by
Meet Maggie
My name is Maggie and I am 13. I enjoy going to the stockcars, shopping, the
beach and listening to music. My favourite film is Legally Blonde.
I found out I had a Brain Tumour on the 9th October 2020, four days before my 13th
birthday, after falling down a few stairs.
My diagnosis made me feel sad and cross. I didn’t want to be diagnosed anymore. I found
it frustrating as I was able to walk into the hospital, then after my operation I had to rely on
others to help as I was very ‘wobbly’.
I think what Rory is doing is exciting and amazing! I hope it’s not too difficult! I belong to
Randalstown Rugby Club and have had the opportunity to play at Ravenhill during
half-time of one of the Ulster matches. I was very excited to get the chance to meet
Rory Best.
I have stayed at Daisy Lodge in Newcastle and would love everyone with a cancer
diagnosis to get the opportunity to stay there as it was so much fun.
So please let’s all support Rory in his Miles 2 Mayo.
GO RORY
During Childhood Cancer Awareness Month Rory Best wants
to ‘walk a mile in Maggie’s shoes’, or in his case 180 miles from
Daisy Lodge in Newcastle to the site of Cancer Fund for
Children’s new Daisy Lodge in Cong, Co. Mayo. His aim is to shine
a light on Maggie’s story and the experience of children and young
people like her, living with cancer.
Rory wants to raise as much money as possible but he needs your help!
Read on to find out how you can get involved.
MAKE THE MOST
OUT OF YOUR
FUNDRAISING
By raising money for Rory’s Miles 2 Mayo
challenge, you’ll help Cancer Fund for
Children to do whatever it takes to be
there for children and young people like
Maggie.
Here are various ways you can get
involved!
Make your fundraising
count!
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Fundraising Support
Email info@cancerfundforchildren.ie and the team will share more tried and tested
fundraising tips with you. Get in touch and they can send you sponsorship forms,
balloons, banners, t-shirts and stickers!
Get your school involved!
Getting your school involved is a great way to
support Rory with his challenge! Plan some fundraising
activities and get everyone from teachers to pupils on
board. We have everything you need to help you get
started – sponsorship forms, stickers, pencils. Maybe you
could pick a day and walk a mile to raise money and
get all pupils to bring in €2 for a non-uniform day.
What makes it even more exciting is that your school
can enter a draw to win a visit from Rory! He will come
and talk about his experience as Ireland Rugby Captain
or maybe even do a mini coaching session for all you
budding rugby enthusiasts!
To find out more about how your school can take part and enter the draw, contact the
Fundraising Team e: info@cancerfundforchildren.ie
Get your rugby club involved!
Shout out to the rugby clubs!
How would you like one of Ireland Rugby’s most
talented players giving you a few pointers on what it’s
like to handle the pressures of a big game, insight into
how to win and training tips and techniques for your
own rugby club’s ambitions?
You would? Great, well get involved in Rory’s
fundraising challenge and enter a draw to have Rory
do a one-off coaching session and Q+A with your
club and find out what it takes to be the ‘Best’!
For more information on this opportunity and ways to fundraise, contact Cancer Fund for
Children’s Clubs Fundraiser e: info@cancerfundforchildren.ie
Get your work involved!
Why not get your workplace involved. Supporting
Rory’s Miles 2 Mayo is a great way to boost staff
morale and encourage team work. There are lots of
fundraising ideas that you and your colleagues can
do together - from walking, running or cycling 180
miles throughout September to taking on a step
challenge. Perhaps your organisation could support
Rory on his walk by sponsoring a leg of the
challenge or supplying equipment?
For more information and to see how you can support Rory, contact Cancer Fund for
Children’s Corporate Fundraiser e: info@cancerfundforchildren.ie
ABOUT CANCER
FUND FOR CHILDREN
Cancer Fund for Children is an all Ireland
charity providing vital therapeutic short breaks
to children throughout Ireland diagnosed with
cancer and their families at Daisy Lodge, in
Newcaslte, Co. Down. Daisy Lodge is a
nurturing and restorative space that is
purpose-built to support families at the most Cancer Fund for Children is an amazing
vulnerable, difficult, and exhausting time in charity, and this is just my small contribution of
their lives. time and effort to go towards the incredible
support they provide on the ground and
We have launched a capital appeal to raise through their Daisy Lodge therapeutic centre.
¤12.5m to build a much-needed second short I’m taking on the challenge of walking 180
break centre in the stunning surroundings of miles in September, Childhood Cancer
Cong, Co. Mayo. Daisy Lodge, Co. Mayo will Awareness Month to shine a light on the
be an exclusive therapeutic space for children impact a cancer diagnosis has on children,
diagnosed with cancer and will enable us to young people and their families.
increase the number of families we support
Families need vital support and respite from
every year from 500 to 1,000.
hospital visits and the worry and stress of the
situation they face every day. Cancer Fund
for Children brings light in a very dark place
for these families and at Daisy Lodge they
provide time for them to breathe again and
to reconnect, knowing that they are in a
safe and supportive environment. I hope you
will get behind my challenge to help make a
real difference to the lives of children with
cancer.
Rory Best
Architect’s impression of Daisy Lodge, Co. Mayo
Welcome to the team!
We are delighted to welcome you to Rory’s team and we
are excited to help you with your fundraising in any way we
can!
Setting up an online fundraising page on Just Giving or
iDonate is an easy way to ask friends and family for
donations and share updates on your challenge on your
social media.
Here are some things to consider when setting up your page and to make it really stand out:
Share your journey
Post photos, videos and updates
of your progress to friends and
family – share the highs and lows
so they understand what you are
taking on. Pictures often mean
more donations towards your
fundraising target.
Set a target
Tell everyone what your
fundraising goal is and
they will want to help
you meet it! Did you
#
know, that people who
set a target tend to raise
over 50% more? And the
great thing is, if you meet
your target in advance
of your challenge, you Tell your story It’s good to share
can increase it and raise This is such an important Share your
even more to help ensure part of your online giving fundraising page on
that no child faces page – giving others insight all your social media
cancer alone. into why you have taken pages – Facebook,
on this challenge can really Twitter, Instagram,
encourage them to support Tik Tok. Give it
you. Talk about how Rory Best energy with a vlog
has inspired you and how or a photo. Also
SHARE you both will make a tag people and
difference to children thank them when
affected by cancer. they donate!
Ask everyone Inspire your supporters
Start with friends and family Share the impact of your
first and then ask colleagues, supporter's donation and
people in your sports team, how they will help us build
ask friends to share your Daisy Lodge in Cong,
page. The more people know, Co. Mayo to support children
the more money raised. in your community.
Looking good online
Below is a sample of some of our
Rory’s Miles 2 Mayo online images
which you will receive with this pack.
Using these branded images is a
great way to tell everyone what you
are doing, while highlighting the
work of Cancer Fund for Children.
TWITTER
STORIES
FACEBOOK/LINKEDIN
INSTAGRAM GRID JUST GIVING HEADER
Share Your Story #RorysMiles2Mayo
We love to see and share your amazing achievements,
so make sure you are following our pages and tag us in
your posts:
@RoryBest2 @CancerFundChild
@rorybestofficial @DaisyLodge4Mayo
@rorybest2 @DaisyLodge4Mayo
Our Amazing Headline Sponsors
Kingsbridge Private Hospital is part of the Kingsbridge Healthcare The Ardonagh Group is the UK’s largest independent insurance
Group, Northern Ireland’s largest private hospital group. In distribution platform and a top 20 broker globally. They are a
addition to locations in Belfast and Ballykelly, they also have a collection of best-in-class entrepreneurial and specialist brands
hospital in Sligo and Outpatients clinic in Letterkenny. with a network of more than 100 locations and a combined
workforce of more than 7,000 people. Across their portfolio,
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ultrasound. Their hospital in Belfast also boasts a newly opened serve, together with their scale and breadth, allows them to
ICU which will allow cardiac surgery to be carried out. work with their insurer partners to deliver a broad range of
At the heart of their ethos is the knowledge that a combination product and risk solutions that meet customer needs.
of clinical excellence, a calming environment and five-star
hospitality creates a relaxing patient experience, resulting in a
faster, more successful recovery.
Cancer Fund for Children are so grateful to have your support, your energy and your
determination to help us build Daisy Lodge in Cong, Co. Mayo and ensure no child
across the island of Ireland faces cancer alone.
cancerfundforchildren.ie
Registered charity in Ireland (20142681).
CHY 21682. Registered with the Charity
Commission for NI NIC100532.
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