Next weekend's Cyclethon pulling in funds
The Cyclethon leaves from the company's HQ in the Knockbounce Business Park at 10.30am on Saturday next, 18 May, for the 40km trip to the Hospital.
The care provided by Our Lady’s Children’s Hospital in Crumlin has touched the lives of the Murphy family and some members of staff, in particular the operations manager Noel Poynton, whose daughter Amy (8) was born with a severe congenital heart defect called Hypo-Plastic Left Heart Syndrome or HLHS.
Amy has had three open heart surgeries to date and requires on-going monitoring for signs of congestive heart failure. Amy receives this care at the hospital in Crumlin, which is currently the only Paediatric Cardiac hospital in the country.
The company has launched an ambitious fundraising drive for the hospital charity, The Children’s Medical and Research Foundation (CMRF). To reflect their 30 years in business, the target is to raise €30,000 for CMRF over the course of the year.
Cyclists from Murphy Surveys will be joined by friends from Kilcullen Cycling Club on the day. Any donations to the cause are warmly appreciated, and can be made online at bit.ly/crumlin-cycle.
Pictured are Niall Murphy and Raymond Murphy, both Directors at Murphy Surveys, at the handing over of a former company vehicle to Kilcullen Cycling Club, which will be cycling with the company on the 18th.
