The Foundation's fundraising team in Ireland is happy to help organise and promote your fundraising events across the country.
If you would like advice about how to get started with an event of your own, to support us in one of the events listed below, or want to make use of our local knowledge, let us know and we'll be happy to help you out.
The charity funds research to prevent meningitis and septicaemia, and to improve survival rates and outcomes. The Foundation promotes education and awareness to reduce death and disability, and gives support to people affected.
Meningitis Research Foundation
63 Lower Gardiner
Dublin 1
Tel: 01 819 6931
2 June - Dublin Flora Women's Mini Marathon 10k
Yes girls...It's that time of year again to dig out your running, walking or strolling shoes and get ready for the 26th Flora Dublin Women's Mini Marathon. The biggest
all-women's event of its kind in the world will take place on Bank Holiday Monday, June 2nd we need you!
Everyone can also look forward to enjoying a fabulous "After the Race" party with goodie bags, drinks, nibbles and good company in beautiful Ron Black's Bar.
So please join us! Bring family, friends, work colleagues and help us to raise funds to support our work. To obtain a T-shirt, sponsorship pack, post race party invite and goodie bag, call Monika on 01 8196931 or email monikam@meningitis-ireland.org
Other upcoming runs and marathons
2 June - Cork marathon (registration on http://www.corkcitymarathon.ie )
24 August - Longford marathon (please see http://www.longfordmarathon.com/ for more information)
28 September - Cork mini marathon ( registration on http://www.corkminimarathon.com )
27 October - Dublin city marathon (http://adidasdublinmarathon.ie )
22 March 2009 - Connermara marathon (registration on http://www.connemarathon.com/)
Upcoming collections
24 May - Nutgrove shopping centre, Dublin
7 June - Roscommon street collection
13 June - Tesco Stillorgan bag pack
28 June - Dundrum street collection
28 June - Tesco Sligo bag pack
If you can help at any of these collections, we'd love to hear from you. Call us on 01 819 6931 or email monikam@meningitis-ireland.org
Collectable Marvin the Monster badges
He's nothing if not versatile, Marvin our friendly monster.
We've caught him in action in a series of four high quality badges as he plays football, parties, putts and shows his romantic side.
A must for collectors, the badges could be yours for a suggested donation of €2 each by sending a cheque made payable to Meningitis Research Foundation to:
Meningitis Research Foundation
63 Lower Gardiner Street
Dublin 1
Please note that the badges are not suitable for very young children.
Please help Meningitis Research Foundation win €10,000 from Lyons
How to enter:
Simply collect 20 tokens from special Lyons Tea packs and send them with your name, address, telephone number, including a description of how your favourite charity shows extraordinary qualities to:
Lyons Charity Promotion, PO Box 10850, Dublin 2.
Tokens can be found under the lid of special Lyons Tea packs.
Remember you can enter as often as you like and they will even accept any old Lyons Tea token that you may have in a kitchen drawer.
Alternatively, you can send any Lyons Tokens to Meningitis Research Foundation on 63 Lower Gardiner Street, Dublin 1.
Visit www.lyonscharitygiveaway.ie and find out how to nominate our charity to win €10,000
Got a new funky mobile phone?
Don't know what to do with the old mobiles lying around your house? The answer is simple! Just send them to: Meningitis Research Foundation, 63 Lower Gardiner Street, Dublin 1.
We'll make sure they are turned into cash and put to use in our fight against meningitis and septicaemia.
To obtain a freepost envelope or for further information please contact Monika on 01 8196931 or email monikam@meningitis-ireland.org
All year round - Parachute throughout Ireland
Height: 10,000ft
Speed: 120mph
Experience: Immeasurable
Cause: Meningitis Research Foundation
For further information contact: Monika on 01 8196931 or email monikam@meningitis-ireland.org
Special occasion coming up?
A wedding, big birthday, christening?
Why not show your family and friends how much you care through a gift to charity. People are now opting to donate 'favour' money directly to the Foundation and indicate the donation on invitations, guest cards placed on the tables or provide their guests with one of our Marvin Badges.
Or
Instead of presents ask friends and family to make a small donation to the Foundation. What your donation could pay for:
€2 - 100 Symptoms cards
€10 - 1 School or university pack
€15 - 1 hour of in-depth support
€40 - 1 hour of a typical research project
€150 - 20 information packs for GP surgeries and health Professionals
€375 - Funding for our 24 hour helpline for half a day
Meningitis Research Foundation makes sure each and every penny counts in the fight against Meningitis and septicaemia.
Remember us when you travel with Dublin bus
Dublin Bus is happy for our charity to reclaim any ticket refunds.
So please hold onto any tickets, ask friends and family for theirs and contact us for a Freepost envelope on 01 819 6931.
A prize will be awarded to the individual who posts in the largest amount of tickets in the year - so remember us when you travel with Dublin Bus
Static Collection Cans
Want to become friends with your local corner shop, post office or petrol station? Help us raise much needed funds by placing one of our collection cans in your area.
For further information and resources please contact Monika on 01 819 6931 or email
monikam@meningitis-ireland.org
Volunteering
We cannot exist without volunteers and their priceless help. We are happy to have volunteers of all ages, so whether you are looking for work experience or you have some spare time to offer, we would love to hear from you.
There are many ways you can help us:
- volunteer in our Dublin office
- help at street collections in your area
- help sell Marvin Pins
- receive a Home Collection Box for all those spare cents lying around your house
- help place and service Collection Cans in shops around area to help raise vital funds
- if you have a car, could you help us with deliveries every now and then?
If you can help in any way, do get in touch on 01 819 6931.
Page last updated 28.04.08