Mary Bennett presenting the cheque to committee members from the Kilglass Sick Children’s Fund, Missing from the photo Noreen Corcoran, Una Compton & Sheila Lawe
Mother and son duo, Mary and James Bennett from Tarmonbarry completed the Ring of Kerry cycle on July 5 to for local charity Kilglass Sick Children’s Fund.
Mary is the mother of four adult boys, three of whom have autism and she took time out of her busy schedule to fundraise for a charity which is very close to her heart.
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Mary and James would like to thank everyone who supported them in their fundraising, through personal donations and the Go Fund Me page.
Mary would like particularly to thank Fitness Factory, Longford who ran a in house competition and raised €500 for her. The total amount raised was an incredible €4,910.
Kilglass Sick Children Fund is a registered charity which was started a number of years ago by a committee of local ladies from the area to help families who have a child/young person in hospital or with long term medical needs.
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