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ORGANISERS of the St Stephen’s Day Turkey Trot in Ennis are aim- ing a special appeal at groups and organisations to participate in this year’s event.
This year’s event, run in conjunc- tion with Marian Athletic Club and Ennis Town Council, starts at Water- park House, Drumbiggle on Satur- day December 26.
McDonalds, Ennis has also come on board to support the Turkey Trot which this year promises to be a bit different, with a prize pot total of €1,000 to be awarded to the group/ club/school/organisation with the largest turnout of runners/walkers ODN ome: hYA
“Kieran McDermott from McDon- alds has generously put up some sponsorship. The whole idea behind it is to try and get more people and groups involved in the trot this year,” explained one of the event’s organis- ers, Joe Queally.
“We are getting as many groups involved as possible; runners, walk- ers and schools. There will be a prize for the groups that has registered the most people. The whole idea is to raise money for the lifeboats, whilst people have always been generous, the momentum needs to be kept up,” he added.
Starting at Waterpark House, Drumbiggle, the route of this year’s Turkey Trot will take in Show- grounds Road, Cahercalla, Kilrush Road before finishing up back at Wa- terpark House.
Registration is free, however all donations received on the day will go towards the RNLI Lifeboats in ETc
Participating groups are urged to get as many people as possible to
Waterpark House for 11.45am, reg- ister before 12 noon and nominate
your chosen’ group/organisation. There will be a prize total of €1,000 Oy NM ASLemer-NtA
Prizes will be awarded for the top three finishers in both mens and la- dies races. Also, for the first time this year, category prizes will be awarded for boys and girls under 10 and boys and girls under 14.
A great day out for the family, the Turkey Trot is the perfect way to shed a few pounds of Christmas Day indulgence for a worthy cause – the
RNLI Lifeboats.
Organised by Ennis Town Council, Marian Athletic and the Royal Navy Lifeboats Institution (RNLI), the Turkey Trot takes place around En- nis on St Stephen’s Day.
This year’s event is also being held in aid of St Clare’s School, Ennis and other groups. People taking part will have the opportunity to make a contribution to help keep the lifeboat fleet afloat.
The RNLI provides on call, 24- hour lifeboat service to cover search and rescue up to 100 nautical miles
off the coast of Ireland.
The crews are made up of volun- teers from all walks of life that give up their time and comfort to carry out rescues and train for them, in difficult and often dangerous condi- tions.