Clare Crusaders are very busy gearing up for their eagerly-awaited Tractor Run on Sunday, August 29.
This is the first public fundraising event the clinic...
TRACTORS are expected to line the roads of East Clare this Sunday as the annual Killanena tractor run takes place.
Departing from Canny’s Bar, Killanena at 12.30pm with registration from 11.30am modern and vintage tractors are welcome.
The tractor run was initially the brainchild of a very small group of people in the parish, as a way of raising funds for a worthwhile cause.
Organiser Martin Canny said, “This is our third run with the last two raising very substantial amounts for the relevant causes. What began as an idea to try and give a little back has developed into a huge event”.
This year the run is in aid of the Clare Crusaders Children’s Clinic.
The Clare Crusaders Children's Clinic provides free therapy and specialist treatment to over 500 children with special needs in County Clare. They are a self financing service located in Barefield, Ennis.
The Clinic receives no state funding what so ever and depend on the generosity of the people in the communities to raise over €250,000 per annum to provide the current level of therapy for children.
The Clinic was opened in 2007 thanks to the dedication and hard work of a group of parents to overcome the lack of publicly available treatment for children with with mixed disabilities including Down Syndrome Autism, and Cerebral Palsy. It was a community response to the lack of access to services that children with disabilities need in order to meet their potential.
“Please come and support this charity. Everyone is welcome to what promises to be a fantastic day with refreshments and entertainment afterwards. Your support is greatly appreciated,” Martin concluded.
More information is available by contacting Canny’s Bar.
