Over €2,200 was raised for two charities at a recent Christmas film day in Letterkenny.
The #RushetoRaise event was organised by Emmet and Maria Rushe to bring friends and families together to enjoy a classic movie and share some goodwill.
More than 200 people attended last Sunday’s special sold-out screening of Santa Claus: The Movie at Century Cinemas Letterkenny.
Guests turned up in their Christmas jumpers and all parents and little elves enjoyed the festive fun in aid of the Victoria Thompson Scholarship Fund and the Jack & Jill Foundation.
#RusheToRaise 2018 at Century Cinemas Letterkenny
With the theme of Santa Claus in mind, everyone received one of Patch’s pops on the way into the cinema screen. Guests were warned to be careful if they started to fly, as the organisers weren’t responsible for floating children!
Maria Rushe shares out Patch’s pops at #RusheToRaise
This year’s event raised over €2,200 to divide evenly between two charities – The Donegal-based Victoria Thompson Scholarship Fund and the Jack & Jill Foundation.
Victoria Thompson Scholarship founders Sharon and Brian Thompson were delighted to accept a magical donation of €1,100 for their charity, which supports specialist nurses training in children’s palliative care.
Emmet Rushe, Maria Rushe, Sharon Thompson and Brian Thompson at #RusheToRaise 2018
Anne from Jack & Jill also accepted the €1,100 donation with enthusiasm, telling organisers that the humble amount will provide 69 hours of nursing care for a family.
#RushetoRaise organisers Maria and Emmet were delighted with the result, saying: “We love Christmas and so combining family time with fundraising is an enjoyable thing for us to do.
“There are so many families who can benefit from the services and care which these two charities provide. Being able to send them money which has been raised by families coming together is wonderful. We are delighted with the support once again this year.”
Maria and Emmet added: “Thank you to AnneMarie and Mark and all of the staff at Century who, as always, supported us in this project.
“Thank you also to our friends Lorraine and Gary who helped out at the event and of course to our two gorgeous daughters who helped us make sure everyone got a Patch Pop!”
The Rushes revealed that they’ll be back again next year for more fundraising fun:
“#Rushetoraise will return in 2019. We hope it will become a traditional start to December for Letterkenny families. Everyone loves these Christmas movies and they really are spectacular on the big screen, so as long as we can raise money for charity, we’ll continue to run this event.”
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