"A journey of a thousand miles, begins with a single step." - Lao Tzu

It's Friday November 20th 2017, and we begin our journey with a blank cheque. Whatever number is on this cheque in February will be down to the generous donations from people just like you. This is our chance to do something really special for the children in Temple Street Children's Hospital.

I'm absolutely delighted to be a part of the 100 Minds campaign 2017/18. Working with children in the National Performing Arts School over the last number of years, I've been so lucky to see so many smiling, happy faces. It hurts to think that there are children in pain, children who aren't spending their days laughing and smiling. Let's do our bit to help put a smile on their faces.

Every donation goes directly to Temple Street Children's Hospital to fund life-saving equipment. Please donate what you can. After all, christmas is a time of giving, and it's only around the corner!

It's now 24 hours since we launched the 100-Minds Campaign and so far we have raised €646. This is an amazing result, and I cannot thank you enough for your kind donations.

We are passed the half-way mark already. Every cent you donate goes to purchase life-saving machines in Temple Street Children's Hospital. Your response to this cause has been overwhelming.

We still have a long way to go, but we're off to the best possible start. I'd like to say a quick thank you to the following sponsors:

Stephen Scully, Steffen Sander, ERM Financial Services, Iva Klarica, Robert Stephenson, Stephen Forsythe, and our generous anonymous donors.

Let's keep the momentum going and put a smile on the faces of the kids of Temple Street Children's Hospital.

We started our campaign at 1pm November 10th with 100 days to raise €1000. As of 7pm November 14th we were the first of the 100 campaigns to reach our target. The response in the first few days has been overwhelming, and every cent has gone directly to the Temple Street Foundation.

I'd like to thank: ERM Financial Services, Iva Klarica, Stephen Scully, Conor Fox, C.F, Sarah Walsh, Steffen Sander, Robert Stephenson, Stephen Forsythe, Ruaidhri Nolan, Paula Nolan, Olivia Brock, Grainne Whelan, Ray Gough, Kathleen Griffin, Edward Griffin, Alina Balgradean, Jonathan Walsh, Rory Griffin, John O'Connor, Laura Sorensen, Jenny Flood, and Joseph Griffin for your generous donations.

We may have hit our target but this is by no means mission accomplished. Every euro counts, so let's keep the momentum going and raise as much as we can for the kids of Temple Street.

Thank you all.

Eoin

The competition is now closed. Thank you all for your generous donations to date. We raised a whopping €1501 for Temple Street Children’s Hospital. We also broke the record for the fastest ever campaign to reach their €1000 target. Thanks to your kindness, a lot of children are going to continue to receive the care and comfort they need during their hospital stay.

Regarding the competition, the winners were chosen using a random name generator. Prizes were limited to one per winner. For every €5 donated your name was entered once, and if you donated in multiples of €20 your name was entered five times. The winners are as follows:

Popcorn Machine: Steffen Sander
Signed Brian O’Driscoll Jersey: Stephen Scully
Havana Club Bottle: Olivia McDonald
McGuigan Merlot Bottle: Mark Lordan
Signed ‘Knights of the Borrowed Dark’ & ‘The Forever Court’: Grainne Whelan
Signed Colin Farrell ‘Fantastic Beasts & Where to Find Them’ book: Brian Gilligan
Signed ‘The Book of Mormon’ program: Andrew Dawson
Others to be announced in person.

Congratulations to all our winners, and congratulations to all our donators as a community.

Cheers,

Eoin