Catherine Fulvio urges Mayo TY students to brew up a storm for hospice

Catherine Fulvio is encouraging transition year students in Mayo to get brewing and baking in support of Mayo Roscommon Hospice Foundation as part of Together for Hospice’s biggest fundraiser.

The celebrity chef was joined at Ballyknocken House and Cookery School in Co. Wicklow by TY students Grace Christie and James Ryder as she threw her support behind Bewley’s Big Coffee Morning for Hospice.

The event takes place nationally on September 26 and raises funds for hospice and homecare services across Ireland.

And there is a real sweetener for students in Mayo to organise one in their school – two free places are up for grabs on Catherine’s 13-week TY online cookery course plus a cash prize of €250 for the winning school.

“There is a lot of momentum in TY to understand about charities and giving back,” said the mum-of-two.

“No matter what happens in life, most of us know someone who has been in a hospice; it brings great comfort to the family and a patient to have a hospice to care for them.”

She told how her mother Mary received hospice care before her death in 1998. “We were very grateful to have them to help us and give us quality time with our mum. It took the pressure off a lot.”

To be in with a chance of winning two places on the TY course plus a €250 cash prize for your class or school, TY classes in Mayo need to register their coffee morning on https://www.hospicecoffeemorning.ie/register-today or contact their local hospice.

Any TY class that returns the proceeds of their event before November 29 will be entered into the draw. Terms and conditions of the competition can be found here.