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Shining a light of hope

The Lap in my Shoes fundraiser in aid of the Clare Cancer Support Centre in Kilnamona, Sláinte an Chláir, will be held this Saturday at Lees Road in Ennis. Dan Danaher spoke to people who have benefited from services provided by the centre CANCER survivors participating in a major fundraising walk on Saturday will be presented with a special candle of hope.Kilnamona parish priest Fr Seán Sexton, who has recovered from throat cancer, will bless and light a large 2ft candle at 11.30am during the Lap in My Shoes fundraiser at Lees Road, Ennis. The candle will subsequently be moved and will remain lighting at Sláinte an Chláir in Kilnamona once the walk is finished.It is expected that up to 200 candles of hope will be given to cancer survivors as a source of comfort. A spokeswoman for the Clare Cancer Support Centre said cancer sufferers can also bring their own candles and light them off the large candle.A number …

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