Hello everyone and welcome to my 100minds profile! :)

For those of you who don't know me, my name is Tomás Ryan and I'm currently in my final year of Marketing, Innovation & Technology @ DCU.

I'm absolutely delighted to say that I'm part of this years 100minds fundraiser initiative for ISPCC Childline.

Why did I sign up?

100minds is a fantastic initiative. I've seen what has been accomplished in 2013 and 2014 for Temple Street, Barnardos and Blossom and this year, I want to contribute.

Why Childline?

Here's some stats about Childline's service from last year; - 300: The number of children who contacted the service at urgent risk of suicide. - 600,000: the number of calls taken from Irish children in need. - 1,208: the number of children who made contact with Childline on Christmas day.

Childline are a 100% self funded organisation who's volunteers provide a vital 24 hour listening service for irish children. Last year, due to lack of funds Childline were almost forced to close their nighttime service which is hugely important as call volumes are highest during this period.

This year 100 minds aims to collectively raise €1 million to ensure that children can continue to avail of this crucial service. My personal goal as a member of the 100minds team is to raise €1000. Your donation, no matter how small, will help to make a massive difference for so many kids in need in Ireland. Every single cent helps!

Over the coming weeks and months I will be planning & organising fundraising events in order to achieve my goal. Keep an eye on my profile for updates and you can also track my progress across Facebook, Twitter and LinkedIn.

All you have to do is to click "DONATE NOW" in order to make a donation.

Thanks a million!

Tomás