Christmas FM raises €214,000 for Sightsavers

Christmas FM raised €214,000 for their 2017 chosen charity this year, Sightsavers. The funds raised will prevent over 5,000 people from living a life of blindness as Sightsavers will now be able to provide them with sight-restoring operations.

The 2017 fundraising figure brings to almost €1.5 million, the amount of funds the radio station has raised for charities since its inception in 2008. Previous charity partners have included ISPCC, Barnardos, Simon, Age Action, Aware, Make-A-Wish Ireland and Focus Ireland.

Christmas FM is funded through sponsorship and run each year by more than 100 volunteers on-air, who devote hundreds of hours of their time. 
This year, Christmas FM was once again sponsored by the premier FM sponsor Cadbury and, for the first time, Dunnes Stores. For the fifth year, Christmas FM broadcast from the Ballsbridge Hotel, Dublin who kindly gave the space for free. 

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