What?
The Galway Bay 10 is a 10 kilometre walk, jog or run around the streets of Galway and Salthill, which will take place on Saturday, 3rd October, starting and finishing at South Park, Claddagh.

How?
The event aims to raise €150,000 for Cancer Care West and the development of cancer support services in the West of Ireland. Each participant in the Galway Bay 10 pays a registration fee of €60 when entering for the event. Cancer Care West will send sponsorship cards to each Galway Bay 10 entrant and we are asking our participants to raise funds through sponsorship for the charity. There is no minimum sponsorship amount – just do your best for us! All funds in excess of the registration fee are donated to Cancer Care West, which is a registered charity.

Why?
Over the past 6 years, participants in the Galway Bay 10 have donated €1.7 million to Cancer Care West. These funds have supported the building and servicing costs of Inis Aoibhinn, Cancer Care West’s Residence and also the opening and servicing of the charity’s new Cancer Support Centre in Galway city.

Inis Aoibhinn provides residential accommodation for radiotherapy patients and their families and consists of 30 twin bedded rooms with facilities for a patient’s partner or guest to stay. Since opening in 2007, Inis Aoibhinn has been operating at full capacity and Cancer Care West is currently fundraising for a 20 bedroom extension to the facility. In 2009 Cancer Care West opened a new cancer support centre at Westside, Galway. The support centre offers an extensive range of support services to anyone who has been affected by a cancer diagnosis.

Cancer Care West has also opened two cancer support outreach services – in Clifden and Roscommon, with plans to extend these outreach services throughout the West of Ireland.

Spectacular success of Galway Bay 10
The sixth Galway Bay 10 took place on Saturday 4th October 2008 and despite the awful weather almost 1,000 people turned out to take part either running or walking the event for Cancer Care West. The turn out was even more impressive as each participant was asked to raise €150 for entry. A number of participants far exceeded this target, arriving at registration with cheques of €1,000 and €2,000. Bernard Collins, Chairperson of Cancer Care West said: “It is amazing to have raised such an amount of money in one evening. People have put tremendous effort into this with many far exceeding the €150 entry”.

About Cancer Care West

Cancer Support Services

Galway Bay 10, Cancer Care West, University College Hospital, Galway.
Email: info@cancercarewest.ie :: Telephone 091 545000 :: Fax 091 545001