Annual Donegal charity walk raises more than €4,500 for aid and humanitarian agency

Henry McLaughlin handing over a cheque for £3,905 to Lee Casey, the proceeds of the Concern Worldwide Scalp Walk. Included on left is Eunan O'Donnell, and from right, Ciaran Keaveney, Laurence Hegarty and Tommy McDermott. | Tom Heaney, NW Presspics

placeholder image — Henry McLaughlin handing over a cheque for £3,905 to Lee Casey, the proceeds of the Concern Worldwide Scalp Walk. Included on left is Eunan O'Donnell, and from right, Ciaran Keaveney, Laurence Hegarty and Tommy McDermott. | Tom Heaney, NW Presspics

The walk is organised every year in support of the work of Concern Worldwide in some of the poorest countries in the world

An annual charity walk in Donagal has raised more than €4,500 for Ireland's largest aid and humanitarian agency.

The funds were raised by the annual Concern Scalp Mountain walk on Sunday, June 28.

The walk is organised every year in support of the work of Concern Worldwide in some of the poorest countries in the world.

For the past 16 years the Derry Concern Group has relied on the generosity of Henry McLaughlin and his family who have allowed access to the mountain and the use of his fields for parking. Scalp Mountain stands at over 1,500. The annual walk involves a climb of about 1,000 feet and begins on a minor road off the main Derry to Buncrana Road near Burnfoot.

Concern’s work began during the Biafran crisis in the late sixties. Concern continues to support work in 27 countries where natural disasters, global warming and war have caused difficulties we would find difficult to imagine.

Since its beginnings, Concern's main emphasis has been on fighting hunger and supporting food security. It also provides help in health, education and gender issues.

Like many charities seeking to improve the lives of the poorest people in our troubled World, Concern Worldwide is under enormous pressure to continue their valuable work.