Angela Brennan from Clonakilty recently participated in the Cork City Feet on the Street and raised funds for several charities and donated € 200 to West Cork Rapid Response.
Monthly Archive for September, 2010
Mrs. Noreen Crowley, on behalf of The West Cork Honda 50 Club, presenting a generous donation of € 2,000 to Dena O’Donovan Director West Cork Rapid Response.
With the valuable generous support of Unitech, West Cork Rapid Response is now able to bring the laboratory into the community, and analyse a patients blood in an emergency !! This is a significant step in keeping with our philosophy of striving to provide the same standard of Critical Care in rural West Cork as would be expected in the hospital. Accurate and rapid blood analysis is pivotal in the ongoing Intensive Care managment of a variety of critically unwell patients; particularly those with metabolic disturbances, from sepsis or diabetes, or those with severe breathing difficulties. This little machine will undoubtedly be saving lives in West Cork…… (J vdV.)
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Our heartfelt thanks to the hardworking committee of Ahiohill Community Festival for a donation of €100.00 from their recent Coffee Morning.
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Dr. Jason attended this house fire but luckily there were no injuries and one person was treated for smoke inhalation.
We would like to take this opportunity to thank all the premises that allow us to have a West Cork Rapid Response Collection box on their counter near the till. Also we’d like to thank all those kind people who support us by donating cash into these very boxes. This money helps the committee to keep the Rapid Response Vehicle on the road with diesel, maintainence, insurance and medicines. Dr Jason van der Velde generously gives of his his time for free, as do the organising/fundraising committee and directors. All money collected goes directly to the day to day running of the West Cork Rapid Response Charity.
IF ANY BOXES ARE FULL AND NEED EMPTYING PRIOR TO OUR REGULAR VISIT PLEASE DO NOT HESITATE TO PHONE DENA AT 0874153285 AND WE WILL ENDEAVOUR TO CALL AT OUR EARLIEST CONVENIENCE.
The Emergency Services Charity Cycle, now an annual event was held on July 11th and despite adverse weather conditions a fantastic turnout was recorded. The funds raised were divided amongst many local charities with a whopping € 5,500.00 received by the West Cork Rapid Response. The funds were handed over at a function held in Skibbereen on Wed 22nd September. Photos below show Dr. Jason Van der Velde thanking the Emergency Services Charity Cycle committee of Gary Minihane and his fellow workers 
for their very generous donation.
L to R; Dr. Meg MacConaill, John O’Shea (Both Directors WCRR), Karen Millward, Lesley Thornton, Catherine Bishop, Mary Sullivan (All Bantry Charity Shop Volunteer Workers), and Fergal Conlon West Cork Development Partnership, Manager.
