01/11/2026
🟡 CLUB FUNDRAISING – WEEK 1 UPDATE 🟡
€5,000 raised, let’s keep it going! ⬆️
Last weekend, the club launched its new fundraising campaign for the 2026/27 season. We wish to sincerely thank everyone who generously supported our Coffee Morning ☕️ launch event at the club’s boathouse. We were delighted to see so many members past and present, supporters, family and friends come together for what was a delectable spread of baked goods and treats 🍰 . Some very talented bakers in our midst!
At the launch event, the club launched its new GoFundMe online fundraiser (link below) 💻 which is hoped will help towards our initial goal of €30,000. In addition to investing in new racing boats, the Coffee Morning was an opportunity to shine a spotlight on two important goals for the club. The first includes the full restoration of the ‘John (Jack) O’Shea’ Killarney Six ahead of its 40th year on the lake in 2028. The second fundraising goal is to support the purchase of a new towing vehicle, which will sustain the transport of club boats to and from competition into the future.
After just the first week, we are delighted to announce we have already reached €5,000 through Coffee Morning proceeds and GoFundMe donations. We are excited by the energy and enthusiasm of our members and hope the online fundraiser will also help reconnect former members with the club.
We are calling on all our members past and present to get behind the fundraising campaign. Spread the word and share the GoFundMe link to friends, family and all those who have rowed with the club down through the years.
As well as the online GoFundMe initiative, the club is busy planning a number of fundraising events including a cooking demo night on Sunday 22nd November, Christmas table quiz, Head Of the River events and Race Night.
Well done to all who have helped get our fundraising campaign up and running – now let’s keep it going!
🔗 GoFundMe Fundraiser Link - like and share!
https://www.gofundme.com/f/honour-our-heritage-keep-muckross-moving
