We're delighted to announce the trade up of our ‘VIP HOT AIR BALLOON RIDE’ to a PLASMA SCREEN TV. Now’s your chance to get your hands on the newest technology. Remember there's one more slot available for August - plenty of time to arrange a fundraiser to fund a trade or maybe you are in a position to provide a service, or have an unused antique in the attic? We would love to see all counties getting involved :)

Starting from July 2010 a novel fundraiser is set to kick off throughout Ireland.

The plan is a simple one and stems from the ‘one red paper clip’ idea in which a young Canadian blogger called Kyle MacDonald, managed to trade his way from a single red paperclip to a house in a series of online trades over the course of a year.

Research Motor Neurone (RMN) and a sister charity The Irish Motor Neurone Disease Association (IMNDA) are adopting this idea in a joint fundraising event where it is anticipated that two items per month will be traded till an expected end date in December.  You are limited only by your imagination!

All traders get to enjoy the traded item until the last trade off which will be cashed in or raffled off in support of both charities.  In the mean time MND is brought to the fore.  All unclaimed trades will be auctioned off during a grand finale auction.  Smaller items donated during the course of the campaign will be included at that time.

This campaign aims to include counties, communities and families to bring fun into fundraising for all.

 

Supporting Information

Click here to download further information

Click here to download Press Release

Click here to download the campaign flyer or

please contact us / The IMNDA

 

 

Looking forward to tracking your pledges.   Remember you are limited only by your imagination!

 

MonthTrade ItemTraderComments

 

July

Padriag Harrington signed putter

Raheny Garda Station, Dublin

Traded up for a Hot Air Balloon Ride

http://www.balloons.ie/

VIP Sunrise Hot air Balloon Ride

Bo Jangles Bar,  Navan

With an over night stay in Trim Castle Hotel, Meath thrown in, worth €750

 

Aug

What can a Hot Air Balloon Ride be turned into?
Lynch Family, Burnfoot, Donegal. Plasma TV worth €900, with the  overall proceeds from their event tallying at an impressive  €3750.  Well done Donegal!!
€1000 worth Ticket Master Vouchers The Thurles Girls We are delighted to report the trade up off our Plasma TV into €1000 worth of vouchers for Ticket master.  The Thurles girls have donated the TV back to our campaign - making even more money for us -  so a BIG THANK YOU goes out to them!

 

Sept

What can $1000 worth of Ticket Master Tickets be turned into??  Do you want to be included in our chain of trades?  Now is the time   to get your thinking caps on. We are just a phone call away.

Beaumont Physiotherapy Team

Multi –disciplinary involvement is essential when meeting the needs of those affected by MND. 

With this in mind we are especially honoured to designate the entire September trading slots to the Beaumont Physiotherapy Team.

Watch this space –16 physios will participate in a relay by cycling on a Motomed for an 8 hour stint. 

When:   September 23rd

Where:  Lobby of Beaumont Hospital.

Members from RMN will be in attendance. 

 Support this event

 

 

Oct

 

Nov

 

Dec