Mayo airport staff raise €42,500 for three charities
Ireland West Airport staff were delighted to present a cheque for a record €42,580 to the airports three staff nominated charities for 2022 – Childhood Cancer Ireland, Kevin Bell Repatriation Trust and The Sensational Kids Charity.
Over the course of 2022 a number of events took place with Ireland West Airport employees getting involved to support the three charities.
The most successful fundraiser in 2022 was the annual Portwest 5km Runway Run, which saw over 1,000 people take to the airports runway in September.
The other major fundraisers included an Online Bingo Night which was a huge success in November and a bumper online charity draw, which took place in August, and offered fantastic prizes such as a Signed and framed Katie Taylor Picture & Boxing Glove, flights and match tickets to see Man Utd play Man City, VIP Experience tickets to Riverdance, return flights to Milan and much more.
There was a fantastic response by the public and combined, both online fundraisers raised almost €20,000 for the three charities.
In addition, all donations left in the charity boxes in the various locations at the airport, by passengers throughout the year, contributed to the significant funds raised for the three charities in 2022.
Speaking at the cheque presentation, Joe Gilmore, managing director, Ireland West Airport, said: ‘While the last couple of years have been challenging for all concerned, it has been a particularly tough time for charities, who have been unable to fundraise in their normal ways due to the restrictions.
"In this regard it has been particularly pleasing for the airport this year to have contributed to these three fantastic charities and present a cheque for a record amount of €42,500, to support the fantastic work that these charities all undertake, which really does make such a difference to the people that they support in our community.
"I am very proud of the continued support and commitment of our own staff in raising significant money for their nominated charities every year and would also like to express our gratitude to our customers, who so generously contributed to the charities through their donations in the charity boxes at the airport."