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Larne Half Marathon Participants

Catherine Devine is raising money for Cancer Focus Northern Ireland
In memory of Esme Marie McManus
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Cancer Focus Northern Ireland - we care for families affected by cancer with family support, counselling and other care services. We also do important cancer prevention work in schools, workplaces and communities, and fund ground-breaking research. All the money you donate stays in Northern Ireland.

Story

<p><span style="color: #800000;"><strong>Runners: Cate, Chris, Ciaran &amp; Thomas&nbsp;Devine, Will Hamilton, Naoise McLoughlin, Sharon &amp; Paul Kirkpatrick, Claire McVeigh, Euan Thomson, Hannah Fletcher, Debbie Fekkes, Roybn Crawford, Colin Adair, Graham Bowen, Sharon Loughlin, Diane Magill, Jackie Todd, Michelle Brennan.&nbsp; Walkers: Ger Hamilton, Linda Devine, Jake McLoughlin, Johanna McIlroy, Ashley Smyth, Lynette McHendry, Helen Kelly,&nbsp;Julie Withers, Aimee, Karen, Alanagh McRandle and Michael Stranney.</strong></span></p> <p><span style="color: #800080;"><strong>Thanks for taking the time to visit&nbsp;our JustGiving page.&nbsp; This page is linked to the Esme Marie McManus Forget Me Not Fund which the Devine family set up to commemorate the 10th anniversary of Esme, who sadly lost her battle with cancer on 21 August 2001.&nbsp; The total in this fund can be viewed&nbsp;at <a href="http://www.ulstercancer.org/forgetmenotfunds">www.ulstercancer.org/forgetmenotfunds</a>.&nbsp; You can also view other arranged events as they are added.&nbsp; </strong></span></p> <p><span style="color: #800080;"><strong>Some of Esme's friends and family are arranging different events, one of which is attempting the Larne Half Marathon, to help raise&nbsp;funds&nbsp;for UCF and&nbsp;increase the total raised in her memory, your support is greatly appreciated. </strong></span></p> <p><span style="color: #800080;"><strong>Es was a great&nbsp;inspiration to many of us, she showed great courage and determation in the face of her illness.&nbsp; She never lost hope.&nbsp;Es loved life and lived it to the full, she was very popular and&nbsp;was loved by so many.&nbsp; Her family and friends&nbsp;will never forget her and her smile still shines in our hearts&nbsp;as her&nbsp;precious memory lives on.&nbsp; </strong></span></p> <p><span style="color: #800080;"><strong><span style="color: #800080;"><strong>UCF is&nbsp;a charity that supports people living with cancer&nbsp;and funds vital <span style="text-decoration: underline;"><em>local</em></span> research which improves treatments and survival rates.&nbsp; </strong></span></strong></span></p> <p><span style="color: #800080;"><strong><span style="color: #800080;"><strong>&nbsp;</strong></span></strong></span></p> <p><span style="color: #800080;"><strong>&nbsp;</strong></span></p> <p><span style="color: #800080;"><strong>Donating through JustGiving is simple, fast and totally secure. Your details are safe with JustGiving &ndash; they&rsquo;ll never sell them on or send unwanted emails. Once you donate, they&rsquo;ll send your money directly to the charity and make sure Gift Aid is reclaimed on every eligible donation by a UK taxpayer. So it&rsquo;s the most efficient way to donate -We raise more, whilst saving time and cutting costs for the charity.</strong></span></p> <p><span style="color: #800080;"><strong>So please dig deep and donate now.</strong></span></p>

Donation summary

Total
£8,346.50
+ £214.19 Gift Aid
Online
£806.00
Offline
£7,540.50

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