Four St Mel’s College students embark on 155km cycle in aid of Longford Hospice Homecare
Four students of the Leaving Cert Class of 2023 from St Mel’s College are undertaking a 155 km cycle in aid of Longford Hospice Homecare.
Having discovered their love for cycling in late 2022, the four 18 year olds, Andrew Jackson (Newtownforbes), Morgan Carrig (Longford town), Timothy Jangara (Longford town) and Niall Macken (Killoe) have clocked up a lot of mileage since!
The quartet’s next big adventure is on Thursday, August 10 next and it entails cycling a distance of 155 kilometres in aid of Longford Hospice, Palliative Care Unit.
They explained the reason behind their 'Cycling for a Good Cause' challenge. “Andrew's father, Walter Jackson, passed away on July 1 and we want to give back to an organisation that was so good to Walter and especially in supporting Andrew's family and many more across our wonderful county.”
The cycle will begin in Longford town and end at Dun Briste which is a famous landmark, not far from the late Walter's native Ballinglen, Ballycastle, located in County Mayo along the Wild Atlantic Way.
Andrew, Morgan, Timothy and Niall appreciate everyone's goodwill at this time and they are asking people to support them and Longford Hospice Homecare via their 'Cycling for a Good Cause' idonate page https://www.idonate.ie/fundraiser/CyclingforaGoodCause