Car valued circa €45,000 donated by Mayo businessman
Please excuse me for imposing with some news from the county of my birth and county where I live, involving a great charity and a generous businessman.
A Hyundai Kona Electric is up for grabs after Alan Mulroy, Proprietor of Mulroy’s Londis Service Station, Moneen Roundabout in Castlebar, donated the car to Mayo Roscommon Hospice Foundation. He won the car at last year’s annual BWG Foods Trade Show.
Mayo Roscommon Hospice Foundation and Mulroy’s Londis Castlebar both turn 30 this year and the car, valued in the region of €45,000, is being raffled, with the lucky winning ticket to be drawn this June. The new Hyundai Kona Electric features an updated design, and promises up to a 484 km range on a single charge.
Mayo Roscommon Hospice Foundation Celebrating 30 Years with Car Draw for a A Hyundai Kona Electric donated by Alan Mulroy, Proprietor of Mulroys Londis Service Station, Castlebar. Pictured at the launch of the draw for the car Alan Mulroy (Proprietor of Mulroys Londis Service Station) and Martina Jennings (CEO MRHF). Pic: Michael Mc Laughlin
Alan Mulroy Proprietor of Mulroy’s Londis said: “My Londis store in Castlebar and the Mayo Roscommon Hospice Foundation have been in existence since 1993 so I decided there was no better way to help Mayo Roscommon Hospice Foundation in their 30th year, than by donating the car to them in order to help spearhead their major fundraising events.
“I’m very aware of the brilliant work done by the Mayo Roscommon Hospice Foundation and I am delighted that the car will raise much needed funds for palliative care services in both the Mayo and Roscommon communities. I’d ask that everyone buys a ticket to support them.”
All entries into the draw will go towards funding, supporting and developing palliative care services, both in Mayo and Roscommon Hospices as well as their local communities. Mayo Roscommon Hospice Foundation provides palliative care services to people with life limiting illnesses and their families in County Mayo and County Roscommon.
Over the past 30 years the Palliative Care Teams have assisted in the care of over 20,000 patients and their families. Both Mayo Hospice and Roscommon Hospice were developed and paid for by fundraised income (a combined €15.5 million) and are a result of the great support received from the people of Mayo and Roscommon.
CEO of Mayo Roscommon Hospice Foundation, Martina Jennings, said: “We are so grateful to Alan Mulroy for his generosity. We cannot thank him enough for donating this car to the Mayo Roscommon Hospice Foundation.
“The generosity we have experienced in both Mayo and Roscommon in the last 30 years has been incredible and we wouldn’t be in a position to deliver vital palliative care services to both counties without the support of both communities.”
Everyone from all over the country is invited to enter the draw. One ticket is €20, three tickets are €50 and six tickets are €100.They can be purchased now from: https://winacar.hospice.ie/ , in any of the 12 Mayo Roscommon Hospice shops and also in Mulroy’s Londis, Castlebar.
The competition closes on June 29th and the winner will be chosen on June 30th in a live draw at Mayo Roscommon Hospice Foundation office in Knock. Entries must be over 18 years of age.
The great work being done by this charity
Mayo Roscommon Hospice Foundation has been in existence since 1993 and provides palliative care services to people with life limiting illnesses and their families in County Mayo and County Roscommon. Over the past 30 years the Palliative Care Teams have assisted in the care of over 20,000 patients and their families.
The Foundation affirms life, respecting the uniqueness of each individual, by caring and supporting to meet the physical and emotional needs of patients and their families living with life threatening illnesses. The Service enables patients to live out the remainder of their lives in comfort and dignity. The Palliative Care Service is provided free of charge to all.
In 2019 the Mayo Hospice was completed at a cost of €9m, all of which came from fundraised income. Services continue to be funded within the Mayo Hospice through fundraising.
In February 2023, Roscommon Hospice opened to the public. It’s built on a site purchased by Mayo Roscommon Hospice Foundation. It is an 8-bed inpatient facility with full day-care services and came in under budget at €6.3 million
Both hospices were developed and paid for by fundraised income (a combined €15.5 million) and are a result of the great support received from the people of Mayo, Roscommon, and beyond.
