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The Reluctant Runners are getting ready for Race for Life

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The Mount's 'Reluctant Runners' have been training hard for their forthcoming Race for Life wich takes place on Sunday 23rd June at Aintree Racecourse. They are taking on the challenge under the guidance of Ms Lopez who has inspired them with her running. She recently completed the London Marathon in 5 hours 10 minutes just a week after treatment so is no amateur when it comes to events. She has been inspiration for the children that have previously been less keen to adorn their trainers and get running, and they now take to the block run once a week to build up their fitness and stamina.

At the very beginning they set themselves a goal to complete the 5km Race for Life so they had something to aim for, but also to raise funds for Cancer Research.

Ms Lopez would like to thank you for your continued support wih her fundraising which has exceeded her expectations.

If you would like to follow the children's progress and watch their fundraising total increase in the next few weeks, please see their Just Giving page at The Mighty Mounties's Just Giving Page

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Fundraising at St. Mary's provides new playground for African children

Pupils at a school in one of Africa’s poorest nations are having fun in a new playground thanks to the generosity of their counterparts at St. Mary's. Our children raised £5,000 through the sale of wristbands and other charity projects to help youngsters at their twin school, St. Martin’s, in the west African state of Liberia. The money has been used to fund new sports facilities including a basketball and volleyball court, as well as the playground and play equipment including swings, a seesaw, and a slide.

Pupils at The Mount, started the ball rolling on this charity project. They received news this week that work is now complete on the playground scheme, and that the St. Martin’s children are thrilled with their new facilities. This fundraising drive at The Mount was part of an international appeal marking the 250^th anniversary of the birth of Edmund Rice, the founder of the Christian Brothers who set up St. Mary’s College.

All the money raised from the sale of Beyond 250 wristbands was added to the proceeds of other charity projects and presented to the appeal. Appeal managers then passed the money on to St. Martin’s in Liberia as part of their wider mission to transform lives in the developing world.

The Mount’s Headmaster, Michael Collins, said, 'This was a particularly successful fundraising initiative and everyone at the school was delighted to hear that the new playground project at St. Martin’s has now come to fruition. I am very proud of the pupils here at The Mount who have a fantastic track record in helping children less fortunate than themselves. As well as making a real difference to the facilities available to the pupils at the school in Liberia, this project has highlighted the important charity work that is being done across the world in memory of Edmund Rice.'

The St. Mary’s pupils are continuing their African fundraising efforts and several potential projects have already been identified, including investment in classroom equipment and a photocopier. This would mean the St. Martin’s staff would no longer need to travel miles to get exam papers and other work copied.

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