These Boots were made for walking!
Boots Ireland today launched their fifth annual Boots Night Walks for Night Nurses in association with the Irish Cancer Society. The Meath Night Walk will take place in Navan on Sunday 27th August.Â
Cancer survivor and ambassador for the Boots Night Walks, Louise McSharry, is encouraging people across Ireland to help Boots raise much needed funds for the Irish Cancer Society's Night Nursing Service. This wonderful service offers free end of life care to cancer patients across Ireland allowing them to remain in their own homes, surrounded by family and friends during what can be a difficult and anxious time in their lives.
To help Boots raise the much needed funds for the Night Nursing service, Boots will have Honour Tags on sale in Boots stores nationwide for €2. Customers can purchase a tag in honour of someone who has survived or passed away from cancer. One metre will be walked in honour of that person and the tags are brought from each store across Ireland to their local night walk. The front of the tag allows for the name of the individual with space on the back for a personal message.
Ambassador Louise McSharry said, “It's such an honour to be an ambassador for the Boots Night Walks campaign in aid of the Irish Cancer Society's Night Nursing service for the second year in a row. For many patients and their families across the country, the night nursing service has, and will continue to provide them with comfort knowing that they are cared for throughout what can be one of the most difficult times in a family's life. The Irish Cancer Society provides vital services for people living with cancer, and without support from companies like Boots and people around Ireland they simply would not be able to continue.â€
Boots Ireland is in their fifth year of partnership with the Irish Cancer Society and the aim of the partnership is to increase awareness, promote prevention and support people living with cancer in Ireland. To date Boots has raised over €1,100,000 for the Irish Cancer Society in the partnership, equating to over 3,140 nights of night nursing care.
Mary Ferns, Night Nursing Manager, Irish Cancer Society said, “Over the years of this partnership, the support that Boot's Ireland's customers and colleagues have shown the Irish Cancer Society's Night Nursing service is overwhelming. Their funding has made a huge impact on the lives of thousands of Irish people suffering with cancer each year. Boots fundraising activity will help ensure that we can continue to provide our vital night nursing service to those that need it. I would encourage everyone to visit their local Boots store to purchase Honour Tags and help support the ‘Boots Night Walk for Night Nurses' in their local area.â€
Martha Ryan, Head of HR, Boots Ireland, said, “Each year Boots Ireland staff look forward to the Boots Night Walks. A variety of fundraising events take place throughout the year in our stores, but the Night Walks are the largest single fundraising event of the year with our colleagues across the country coming together to show their support for the Night Nursing service. Cancer affects the lives of so many people so supporting this initiative has real meaning for us and we want to continue to help make a difference to the lives of people affected by cancer.Â
For more information on the Boots Night Walks for Night Nurses visit your local Boots Ireland store.
Regional locations and datesÂ
Date                            Place
10th Aug                         Cavan
11th Aug                         Mitchelstown
12th Aug                         Ennis
13th Aug                         Galway
14th Aug                         Limerick
14th Aug                         Killarney
14th Aug                         Drogheda
15th Aug                         Greystones
15th Aug                         Gorey
15th Aug                         Athlone
15th Aug                         Mullingar
16th Aug                         Bray
16th Aug                         Cork
16th Aug                         Longford
16th Aug                         Sligo
16th Aug                         Castlebar
20th Aug                         Carrick on Shannon
21st Aug                         Kilkenny
21st Aug                         Naas
21st Aug                         Newbridge
22nd Aug                        Tullamore
22nd Aug                        Letterkenny
23rd Aug                        Arklow
23rd Aug                        Monaghan
24th Aug                         Portlaoise
25th Aug                         Wexford
27th Aug                         Tramore
27th Aug                         Navan