Specsavers Ireland yesterday announced that it will be extending its commitment to Our Lady’s Children’s Hospital, Crumlin by pledging to raise an additional €100,000 for the ophthalmology unit.
The announcement was made as Specsavers presented the hospital with a cheque for €120,000 following extensive fundraising by its employees.
Specsavers have now launched their next initiative the ‘Climb for Crumlin’. This will see Specsavers staff member Tony Power embark an epic journey to climb Mount Everest base camp.
Specsavers staff across the country will also be stepping up to the challenge with their own in-store fundraising activities on Saturday 16 April as they climb the distance on stair climber machines.
Customers are invited to drop in to their local store on the day and show their support by taking part in the climb or making a donation to the worthy cause.
Chairperson of Specsavers Ireland, Sinead Clohessy said, "I would like to thank staff who worked tirelessly last year to surpass our initial €100,000 target and everyone who got behind us to ensure that we reached our goal. We were blown away by the level of enthusiasm and we look forward to a new challenge again this year. I would also like to wish Tony the best of luck before he embarks on his expedition to Mount Everest."
CEO at CMRF Crumlin, Joe Quinsey added, "Fundraising is essential to ensure that we can deliver on our objective of giving every sick child every chance every time and Specsavers is enabling us to make a tremendous difference to the lives of children and their families across the country."
Source: www.businessworld.ie
