(L to R - Anne Halligan, Laura Farrell, Morag White, Cynthia Geelan, Cathy Hawthorne)
This year, for the first time, VIVA had a team taking part in the Women's Mini-Marathon in Dublin with 17 supporters walking, jogging or running to raise funds for VIVA's Nepal programme. Since its inception in 1983 the event has grown to become the world's largest all-women sports event with over 40,000 participants each year. Charities are the big winners and it is now the biggest single day charity event in the country with over € 100m raised since 1983 for various charities.
Brendan Mimnagh and myself went along to Longford Railway Station to see off one group of participants, the Longford Animal Health Centre team. Cathy Hawthorne, Cynthia Geelan, Morag White, Anne Halligan and Laura Farrell (pictured below) looked resplendent in their new VIVA t-shirts. A big thank-you to all the women who ran for VIVA. If you would like to register for next year's team please contact me on mike@viva.ie
