Walk 100km This September for Jack and Jill
Take on the Jack and Jill Walk 100km Challenge, supported by Life Pharmacy, and make every step count for families across Ireland.
Throughout September, we’re inviting people of all ages to walk 100km in any way that suits you. Walk a little each day, take on longer weekend walks, head out with friends and family, or join your local Life Pharmacy team.
However you reach your 100km, every step will help raise vital funds for the Jack and Jill Children’s Foundation.
Every €20 you raise funds one hour of in-home nursing and respite care for families across Ireland.
- One hour that gives a family breathing space.
- One hour that brings rest, relief and reassurance.
- One hour that can make all the difference.
Our goal is to raise €100,000, funding 5,000 hours of vital care.
Sign up today, complete your 100km throughout September, and help turn every step into hours of care.
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Meet Clodagh and Lesley
When Clodagh was just eight days old, everything changed. A virus caused a severe brain injury, turning what should have been the happiest days for her family into the beginning of an unimaginable journey.
Today, Jack and Jill’s in-home nursing and respite care gives Clodagh’s family the time, support and confidence to care for her at home.
Watching that journey unfold, Clodagh’s Nana, Lesley, wanted to do something to help. Last year, she took on the Walk 100km Challenge and raised an incredible €8,538, becoming the campaign’s highest fundraiser.
Now, Clodagh, her parents Jonny and Deirdre, Nana Lesley and Jack and Jill Ambassador Dr. Ciara Kelly are sharing their story to show the real difference your support makes.
Hear how Jack and Jill has supported Clodagh’s family, what inspired Lesley to become the challenge’s top fundraiser and why they hope you’ll join this year’s Walk 100km Challenge.
Watch their story below:
You’ll fund three hours of care, giving a parent time to rest, recharge or simply catch their breath.
You’ll give a family eight hours of overnight care – offering them a rare and precious full night’s sleep, knowing their child is safe.
What service does the Jack and Jill Children’s Foundation provide for families?
Jack and Jill is a nationwide charity that funds and provides up to 100 hours per month of in-home nursing care and respite support to families caring for children, up to the age of seven, with severe learning disability associated with complex medical needs. Typically, these children may be tube fed, oxygen dependent, may not sleep, take seizures, need a lot of medication and require around-the-clock care. Understandably, their parents can be exhausted and need a break, which is where Jack and Jill come in.
With your help, we can give those families vital time out for parents, so that they can recharge, take a much-needed rest, meet a friend for a coffee, spend quality time with other children or do some errands – the things some of us take for granted that are simply not feasible for the families under Jack and Jill’s care.
Jack and Jill’s service operates seven days a week, with no means test, no red tape, and no waiting list. Another key part of the service is end-of-life care for all children up to the age of seven, irrespective of diagnosis, empowering parents to take their child home to die at this most difficult time.
Pictured are Dr Ciara Kelly, campaign ambassador; Niall Duggan, Owner, Life Pharmacy Kill; Deirdre Walsh, CEO of the Jack and Jill Children’s Foundation; the Parkinson family, Dad Jonny, Mum Deirdre, big sister Oonagh and Clodagh, who receives care from Jack and Jill; and Clodagh’s nana, Lesley Ryan, who was the top fundraiser in last year’s Walk 100km Challenge.
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