Are we there yet? – Swimming the Channel for Temple Street Kids Event:The Big Splash 2010
Date: 10-08-2010




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Money raised off-line: €7,550.33
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Hey Guys,

Thanks for visiting our fundraising page. The Temple Street Children’s University Hospital charity is a very worthy cause and we would very much appreciate your support in helping us to raise funds for this charity.

The English Channel swim is considered to be one of the most difficult sea swims in the world. More people have climbed Mount Everest and more people have travelled into space than swam the English Channel.

We are a group of eight swimmers from a North Dublin Swimming Club.The group consists of two relay teams of four who plan to take on this challenge - Jimmy Seery, Paul Byrne, Kevin Prendergast, Jeff Hopkins, Michael Kenny, Frank Cope, Eamonn Cope, and Matthew Cope. Our goal is to raise much needed funds for St. Michael's C Renal Unit in Temple Street Children’s Hospital, Dublin. We will do the swim in August 2010 on a Spring Tide. The crossings will be monitored and verified by the Channel Swimming Association (CSA) under their strict rules.

Night swimming, jellyfish, powerful tides, sea sickness and hypothermia are among the many challenges that await us in the busiest shipping channel in the world. But we'll do it.

Our website is http://swimmingthechannelfortemplestreet.com/
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Please pay us a visit to learn more about our progress.

You can read about the special charity that we have chosen to support below. You can donate using the "sponsor me now" button below via credit or debit card. You can be assured that your transaction on the mycharity.ie website is very secure. You will automatically receive an e-mail from us thanking you for your support, and acknowledging the amount of your donation. Any donation, no matter how small, is hugely appreciated.

Many thanks in advance for your support,

Are we there yet?

About my charity

Temple Street Children’s University Hospital

Temple Street Children's University Hospital

Temple Street is the first port of call for tens of thousands of children every year suffering from every kind of illness and injury imaginable. Our aim is to help sick children by making their stay in hospital less distressing for them and their families, by funding the purchase of medical equipment, developing new services, funding research and developing new treatment facilities.

However, the treatment we provide here at Temple Street is not limited to just the first-class medical care that we deliver. For many children and their families Temple Street Children's Hospital is a home away from home and so we treat the children of Temple Street as if they were our own. Temple Street children are special and that's why the Hospital must continue to be as extraordinary as the children that come here.

Every day you help make this possible by supporting Temple Street, thank you!

www.templestreet.ie



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My Online Sponsors to Date

Name Date Type Amount Comment
Anonymous 01-10-2010 Donation €20.00 -
Anonymous 21-09-2010 Donation €50.00 Well done Pablo .. Jim & Helen
Anonymous 17-09-2010 Donation €50.00 Well done Paul & team from Donal & Anne
Anonymous 12-09-2010 Donation €100.00 From C & A
Katy Egan 12-09-2010 Donation €10.00 From Frank Byrne - Well done
Anonymous 10-09-2010 Donation €100.00 Well done Paul & the lads from Damien Murran, an "old NDWSC er"
Anonymous 08-09-2010 Donation €20.00 Well done Paul from Doc in Freddie's Bar, Derrynane, Co Kerry
Keith Murray 07-09-2010 Donation €22.00 Well done.
Anonymous 03-09-2010 Donation €20.00 From Vinnie Perry - good job Mikey and all
Katy Egan 01-09-2010 Donation €60.00 Go Michael - from Grace, Amelia and Max
Anonymous 01-09-2010 Donation €20.00 from Gilly, Don, Stewart and Fiona MacLaren - weel done Michael and all
Anonymous 30-08-2010 Donation €300.00 Well done and for a great cause.
Anonymous 30-08-2010 Donation €30.00 Well done Paul , a great achievement for a great cause !
Anonymous 28-08-2010 Donation €25.00 well done
Colm Kennedy 27-08-2010 Donation €100.00 Congratulations from Vayu Ltd
Thomas Holgate 27-08-2010 Donation €15.00 Wishing you all the very best, Matt, in this brilliant challenge.
John Burke 25-08-2010 Donation €25.67 Well Done Paul and Co.
Anonymous 25-08-2010 Donation €50.00 Well done Pablo ... Mick Leahy
Joseph McGouran 24-08-2010 Donation €20.00 Congrats - what a man.
Paul Byrne 24-08-2010 Donation €20.00 Well done Paul & team .. Simon Hand
Roger Sharpe 23-08-2010 Donation €50.00 Well done - Hope you get your taget soon
Anonymous 23-08-2010 Donation €22.00 -
Anonymous 23-08-2010 Donation €100.00 Well done all - Congrats!!
Anonymous 23-08-2010 Donation €60.00 Well done to all the boys from North Dublin on your Channel Swim from The New Inn, Deal
Anonymous 22-08-2010 Donation €20.00 Well done Michael Meant to donate before this Better late than never
Anonymous 21-08-2010 Donation €8.00 Well done. Christina Loft
Anonymous 21-08-2010 Donation €10.00 well done. Isobella Vanni
Lara Brown 20-08-2010 Donation €20.00 Congratulations Matt & Team, Great Effort!!!
mrs hoban 19-08-2010 Donation €22.00 -
Colin Raine 19-08-2010 Donation €12.00 -
Matt Robertson 19-08-2010 Donation €20.00 Congratulations to Matt Cope and the rest of the team, a tremedous achievement for a great cause.
Uku Hooley 18-08-2010 Donation €50.00 Well Done Everyone! Amazing Achievement! Now back to the Ukulele Michael!
Anonymous 16-08-2010 Donation €20.00 Well done lads. You are amazing!
Anonymous 16-08-2010 Donation €50.00 Its great that Paul has struck a victory chord for the chronologically challenged
lesley lane 16-08-2010 Donation €22.00 Jeff, well done and no jelly fish ! --Lesley
John Dalton 16-08-2010 Donation €50.00 Well done lads..From Emer Mullen in Sabeo Technologies
elaine coss 15-08-2010 Donation €20.00 Well done Eamonn & the rest of the team!!!
Anonymous 15-08-2010 Donation €35.00 Well done. Nutters.
Anonymous 14-08-2010 Donation €200.00 you did an amazing amazing thing- and you are clearly as bonkers as Michelle so you must be worth it
Gordon Ireland 13-08-2010 Donation €150.00 Well done mikey. Very impressed. Lots of love Yvonne McEvoy
Yolanda McCall 12-08-2010 Donation €20.00 Well Done from Peter & Yolanda (thank Michele!)
serdar karayel 12-08-2010 Donation €21.00 Dear Matt, I am very happy to support ... good luck!
Phil Woodcock 12-08-2010 Donation €20.00 Are you there yet?!
Bernie Scully 12-08-2010 Donation €50.00 Good Luck Frank
robert bransby 12-08-2010 Donation €10.00 best of luck!! you're brave men for sure!!
Anonymous 12-08-2010 Donation €100.00 Paul, great achievement and for a great cause - well done!
Liam Ryan 12-08-2010 Donation €40.00 Fair play Kevin
A Parratt 12-08-2010 Donation €60.00 Paul and gang - been watching - you are nearly there! Love The Parratt clan
Anonymous 11-08-2010 Donation €20.00 Thoughts are with you tonight lads. Best of luck
Ben West 11-08-2010 Donation €100.00 Good luck. Remember to bring a torch.
Francois Steque 10-08-2010 Donation €20.00 Good luck Matt . Francvois & Vero
Anonymous 09-08-2010 Donation €50.00 Hi Kevin, the very best of luck, fingers and toes crossed you get the weather! Brendan & Niamh
Anonymous 09-08-2010 Donation €25.00 Well done Michael and all the lads. You're all heroes!
Anonymous 09-08-2010 Donation €50.00 Best of Luck Daddy & Uncle Matthew - Love Ιabha
Adham Nicola 09-08-2010 Donation €10.00 Brave men! Good luck.
Senthooran Ramachandran 09-08-2010 Donation €20.00 Best of luck Matt. Well done for proving that Fat men can swim :-)
Niall Mc Andrew 08-08-2010 Donation €20.00 Best of luck, lads - Niall Mc Andrew
Rachel Alderson 08-08-2010 Donation €20.00 Good Luck Matt, from Sean.
Rachel Alderson 08-08-2010 Donation €30.00 Good luck Matt and the rest of you guys!
Katy Egan 06-08-2010 Donation €20.00 Good luck Daddy from Lily and Milo (thanks Tommy!)
Ronan MacGabhann 06-08-2010 Donation €50.00 If you don't make, I want my money back!! On a serious note, watch our for Dover white cliffs!!
cian corrigan 06-08-2010 Donation €50.00 Best of Luck Jim - Watch out for the JellyFish! - Cian & Cathy
David Bedwell 05-08-2010 Donation €20.00 All the best Matt Dave & Steve xx
Michael Howard 05-08-2010 Donation €20.00 Good work Jimmy, a stentorious effort is needed--Jack
Martyn Griffin 05-08-2010 Donation €12.00 Good luck! The training will pay off!
Ivan Mainprize 05-08-2010 Donation €25.00 Good luck all
Cora McAnallen 04-08-2010 Donation €100.00 all the best Kevin
Anonymous 04-08-2010 Donation €40.00 Good Luck Matt!!
Deena Lombardi 04-08-2010 Donation €15.00 Go Matt! Swim like the wind.
Debbie Davies 04-08-2010 Donation €20.00 Good luck Matt and Co.
Michele Marshall 04-08-2010 Donation €100.00 jim - you'll never cease to amaze me. go for it lads - well done - bring the guiness with ye
Claire English 03-08-2010 Donation €20.00 Good luck Matt!
odetta favarin 03-08-2010 Donation €20.00 Best of luck Matt and the rest of the team. Good cause. Well done!
Shanta Palim 03-08-2010 Donation €20.00 Best of luck Matt & team - avoid the jellyfish and ferries!
David Bonser 03-08-2010 Donation €50.00 great swim - great cause
Anonymous 03-08-2010 Donation €5.00 Good Luck Matt
Anonymous 03-08-2010 Donation €10.00 Good luck
Darina Ollary 03-08-2010 Donation €15.00 Go Matt!!!
John Dalton 03-08-2010 Donation €20.00 Good luck from John Long in Sabeo Technologies
Anonymous 03-08-2010 Donation €50.00 Best of luck Kev !!
Anonymous 03-08-2010 Donation €100.00 Best of luck to Kevin and the lads. Great work for a Great cause.
Anonymous 02-08-2010 Donation €20.00 Hey Jeff, Best of luck for warm water and no Jellies !
Anonymous 02-08-2010 Donation €100.00 Just heard you on the radio, best of luck, Mike and Bernie (from Grogan's!!)
Anonymous 02-08-2010 Donation €22.00 Two little ducks to help you along CH
Anonymous 01-08-2010 Donation €100.00 Good luck all - there's a perfectly good ferry you know!
Lorraine Scholl (Hamer) 31-07-2010 Donation €20.00 Helloi Matt... swim hard, lube up & stay safe! Love Loz, Matt & Jaida
Niamh Corrigan 30-07-2010 Donation €50.00 JIM- Just keep swimmin!Just keep swimmin, swimmin, swimmin.What do we do?We swim! luv Ciara & Darren
Niamh Corrigan 30-07-2010 Donation €50.00 Best of luck Bro, be safe and enjoy- love lil sis Clare and Norbert
Niamh Corrigan 30-07-2010 Donation €50.00 Best of luck Uncle Jim- love Niamh and Foxy
Sarah Servantes 30-07-2010 Donation €40.00 Good Luck!
Anonymous 30-07-2010 Donation €40.00 Best of luck all - Tom Cope (Snr)
Keith Hannon 30-07-2010 Donation €22.00 Watch out for the Jelly Fish
Katy Egan 30-07-2010 Donation €20.00 Best of Luck Michael - from Barbara
Anonymous 29-07-2010 Donation €50.00 well done kevin & lads best of luck
Anonymous 29-07-2010 Donation €20.00 Paul, best of luck and well done
Anonymous 28-07-2010 Donation €50.00 Best of luck Frank from the Shelbourne House 1
Anonymous 27-07-2010 Donation €25.00 Best of luck Michael. You're mad! Mind yourself out there. Joanna & Brian
Emmet O'Brien 27-07-2010 Donation €100.00 Best of luck Paul to you and the team......all the best Emmet
Anonymous 27-07-2010 Donation €20.00 Well done for doing this for such a worthy cause. Best of luck!
Anonymous 27-07-2010 Donation €20.00 Best of luck. Watch out for the jelly-fish!
Anonymous 27-07-2010 Donation €20.00 Good Luck Frank and all the Lads
Georgia Koutsandrea 27-07-2010 Donation €15.00 and good luck from Nik too!
Georgia Koutsandrea 27-07-2010 Donation €15.00 good luck!
Anonymous 26-07-2010 Donation €20.00 All the way to the top!
Anonymous 23-07-2010 Donation €1,000.00 Best of luck to the Cope Brothers esp Matt. Very worthy cause.
Anonymous 23-07-2010 Donation €100.00 Best of luck Jeff (watchout for the jellyfish)
Paul mc Inerney 23-07-2010 Donation €25.00 good luck jeff and guys
Ronan Donnelly 23-07-2010 Donation €10.00 Good Luck Paul
Rosemary Mitchell 23-07-2010 Donation €50.00 Good Luck Matt, rather you than us! Love Rosemary & Graham
Anonymous 22-07-2010 Donation €22.00 Best of luck Frank & Co. Hope there aren't any choppy waters!
Michael McGrath 22-07-2010 Donation €50.00 Jeff, a worthy cause & very best of luck with the swim, Mick McGrath & family
Anonymous 22-07-2010 Donation €20.00 Best of Luck
Jennifer O'Brien 21-07-2010 Donation €1,087.00 Kevin & swimmers. Best of luck in your swim. Stay safe. Tricia & the gang in Ardmore.
Anonymous 21-07-2010 Donation €40.00 Best of luck lads - hope it goes great! A fellow sea swimmer
Anonymous 21-07-2010 Donation €70.00 Lots of luck Paul from your favourite sister - Angela & Gabriel
Anonymous 21-07-2010 Donation €100.00 Viva Espana! Richmond Marketing
Anonymous 21-07-2010 Donation €100.00 Fantastic cause Frank. Wishing you the best of luck!
Anonymous 20-07-2010 Donation €22.00 good luck
Siobhan Twomey 20-07-2010 Donation €20.00 Good Luck in Your Swim - a very worthy cause
Maureen Ranahan 20-07-2010 Donation €22.00 Well done
Eamonn Norris 20-07-2010 Donation €20.00 Best of luck and well done.
Anonymous 19-07-2010 Donation €20.00 Best of luck, really tough way to raise funds for a worthy cause
Anonymous 19-07-2010 Donation €10.00 Good luck
thomas fanthom 19-07-2010 Donation €20.00 Best of luck Frank and gang. Don't forget the goose grease!
Anonymous 19-07-2010 Donation €20.00 Best of luck to you all
Padraig Kenny 17-07-2010 Donation €100.00 Better men than me! Best of luck lads...I'll be with you in spirit :-)
keith mckenna 16-07-2010 Donation €20.00 Good luck Frank and the boys
Anonymous 16-07-2010 Donation €20.00 Best of luck folks
Anonymous 15-07-2010 Donation €20.00 Best of luck Paul, hope you negotiate the currents and jellies ..Ken
Ruth Conway 15-07-2010 Donation €20.00 Best of Luck Shark Tail (Kevin), Ruth Conway
Kevin C McGarry 15-07-2010 Donation €20.00 Dont get overtaxed during the swim
Anonymous 15-07-2010 Donation €30.00 Hope you get a good tide and no jellyfish .... Sandra O'L (NAC)
Pauline Sandell 15-07-2010 Donation €30.00 Good Luck Uncle Paul, i wish you all well, mad fools that you are!
Anonymous 15-07-2010 Donation €20.00 Best of luck Frank and all the team for a very worhy cause.Sheila Kelly
Anna Moran 14-07-2010 Donation €50.00 Best of luck Jeffrey!
Flor Prendergast 13-07-2010 Donation €200.00 Best of luck Kevin & the lads, I'll meet ye on the other side for a pint
Shivani Seth 13-07-2010 Donation €100.00 a very worthy cause
Gavin Mulhall 13-07-2010 Donation €22.00 Jeff dont lets us down - The Sacko
Anonymous 13-07-2010 Donation €20.00 great cause - best of luck lads! pc
Anonymous 12-07-2010 Donation €20.00 Best of luck Paul & all the team - fantastic cause, hope ye can manage to enjoy it along the way!
NIALL MC CORMACK 12-07-2010 Donation €100.00 very best of luck Kevin.....go for it !!!!!!!!!
Deirdre Conway 12-07-2010 Donation €50.00 Paul....watch out for those Jellies and I don't mean the sweets! Best of luck with it.
Aubrey Birney 10-07-2010 Donation €200.00 eamon,its a great charity and knowing how much the young renal patients will benefit..-Aubrey.
Anonymous 09-07-2010 Donation €20.00 Fair play to ye.. great cause.. may the tide be with ye!
Paul Harvey 08-07-2010 Donation €50.00 -
Anonymous 08-07-2010 Donation €50.00 Good luck lads
Deirdre Gilroy 07-07-2010 Donation €50.00 Go Matt, you can do it! Deirdre & Ciaran
Anonymous 05-07-2010 Donation €50.00 best of luck ....Jimmy and crew Mick O'Neill ,Eircom
Anonymous 05-07-2010 Donation €20.00 Best of Luck Paul to you and the team!
Anonymous 05-07-2010 Donation €50.00 Paul, This is a wonderful thing to do, all the best to you and the team, Harry
Anonymous 04-07-2010 Donation €50.00 great cause ,best of luck from Tom Farrelly ....Half Moon
Anonymous 02-07-2010 Donation €20.00 -
Anonymous 02-07-2010 Donation €50.00 Paul, many thanks for the opportunity to support such a worthy cause
Mark Ryan 02-07-2010 Donation €25.00 Best of luck Paul, At what stage do you stop to blow up the arm bands on a long trip like that?
Anonymous 02-07-2010 Donation €10.00 Paul, Best of luck with the Swim. I have every confidence in you.You are supporting a great charity.
Anonymous 02-07-2010 Donation €25.00 -
Anonymous 02-07-2010 Donation €20.00 Best of luck lads
Caroline Fairlie 02-07-2010 Donation €50.00 Go Matt! Good luck with the big swim! Caroline and Bryan x
Breda Sheahan 01-07-2010 Donation €50.00 Best of luck to you all. Matt, Eamonn & Frank, dont let the side down!!
Anonymous 01-07-2010 Donation €5.00 Go Paul - Best of luck and hope you will use a Process Map on the day
Colleen Williams 01-07-2010 Donation €50.00 Good luck!
Anonymous 30-06-2010 Donation €100.00 went over and back in 2004 , toughest and rougest swim i have ever done
Scott Anderson 30-06-2010 Donation €30.00 Best of luck Paul. A great cause. Scott
Anonymous 29-06-2010 Donation €20.00 From Lynn Tracey - best of luck Michael and all!
Anonymous 29-06-2010 Donation €10.00 -
Anonymous 26-06-2010 Donation €40.00 go JIM.........50 $cn big sister Carol
Anonymous 25-06-2010 Donation €100.00 Best of luck to you all, go Kev! Ruth
Anonymous 24-06-2010 Donation €100.00 Best of luck to you all
Anonymous 24-06-2010 Donation €50.00 Good luck all, from a Half Mooner
Kieron O\'Neill 24-06-2010 Donation €15.00 Best of Luck
Anonymous 23-06-2010 Donation €20.00 From Brendan Moran - best of luck Michael
Anonymous 22-06-2010 Donation €100.00 Best of luck Kevin, great cause from Joe O'Sullivan
christine stears 22-06-2010 Donation €22.00 Best of Luck Mikey...from one of yer ol TROOPers Christine
John Wallace 21-06-2010 Donation €100.00 for Kevin Prendergast, cos he must be bonkers !
frank lynch 16-06-2010 Donation €50.00 Jimmy Seery is king!! :-)
Gordon Ireland 10-06-2010 Donation €100.00 Good luck guys.. Great cause.. Well done..
Anonymous 08-06-2010 Donation €100.00 GFI
John O'Connor 03-06-2010 Donation €50.00 Hope it goes smoothly, God Bless !
Austin Foxe 03-06-2010 Donation €50.00 Go n'eirigh libh (may you succeed)
Anonymous 03-06-2010 Donation €50.00 Best Wishes, Tom & Mary Carroll
Anonymous 02-06-2010 Donation €2.00 Testing ... every little helps
Anonymous 27-05-2010 Donation €250.00 -
Emma Barlow 27-05-2010 Donation €50.00 Best of luck Lads . Ken and Emma x
Declan McKiernan 27-05-2010 Donation €100.00 Good on you, Paul.
Anonymous 27-05-2010 Donation €100.00 a fantastic idea & cause - best of luck to you all
Brian O'Neill 22-05-2010 Donation €20.00 -
Terry Scully 02-05-2010 Donation €100.00 Best of luck Kev, fair play to you.
Anonymous 28-04-2010 Donation €20.00 -
Anonymous 26-04-2010 Donation €100.00 dowtcha boy flipper...........Kevin bring back a seal as proof !
Breege Callaghan 23-04-2010 Donation €10.00 -
Thomas O'Hara 23-04-2010 Donation €20.00 -
Susan Prendeville 23-04-2010 Donation €25.00 Really worthy cause Kevin , best of luck to all of you, safe crossing.
Philip O'Brien 23-04-2010 Donation €50.00 All the Best Kevin, Great Cause
brian gosling 23-04-2010 Donation €50.00 -
John Dalton 22-04-2010 Donation €150.00 Good luck Kev!
Anonymous 20-04-2010 Donation €25.00 Best of luck Kevin
Kieran Forde 20-04-2010 Donation €100.00 Happy to support such a great cause. Over to you Terry S :-)
Anonymous 19-04-2010 Donation €20.00 Best of luck. Hope the sea is calm and the ships far apart
Orla McAnallen 19-04-2010 Donation €50.00 Keep up the training Kevin! You are doing great.
Marianne Bolger 17-04-2010 Donation €50.00 Fair play to you all
Denise O Connor 17-04-2010 Donation €20.00 Best of Luck - it is a worthy cause
Jennifer Moore 27-03-2010 Donation €50.00 Very best of luck Lads!