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Teen Fit Group Make Great Strides

The teen fit group met Spin FM on Friday to give an update on their progress under the watchful eye of Tracey Mahedy and Liam Cantwell and Coordinator of Limerick City Sports Partnership Elaine Barry.  The group includes 

Adam O’Neil, Eugene Johnson, Moyross; Elaine Flynn, St Marys Park; Janet O’ Connor, Roxboro; Ashleigh Micks, Rachel Doran, Kelly McCarthy,Weston; Lourda McNamara, Garryowen; Ashling Reale; Garryowen; Ashling O Gorman, Southill.

Teen Fit Group

The Teen Fit group training to take part in the Great Limerick Run will meet with Spin FM this Friday at UL Arena. Watch out for Limerick Leader for event information and a progress report

UL Students take on Marketing Challenge

 

The students from the Kemmy Business School Masters in Marketing programme have committed to fund raising for the BDO Get BACk Challenge as part of their ‘live’ projects.  The group will demonstrate their marketing ability and innovation to create a campaign to raise funds for the Get BACk Challenge.  Watch out on campus for some novel fund raising ideas. 

Castletroy College Students Step out for Get BACk

Well done to all the students from Castletroy College who particpated in the mini marathon to raise funds for the Get BACk Challenge.  The team was a blaze of blue on the UL campus with the Get BACk 09 t-shirts.  Special thanks to Lena O’Connor for organising

Sports & Coaching Conference – 22nd Oct 2009

Sports & Coaching Conference

The third annual BDO Get BACk Sports Conference will take place on Thursday 22^nd October in Thomond Park Stadium.  A fantastic line up of speakers includes

 Declan Kidney, Ireland Rugby Coach

‘An other perspective on coaching’

 Conor O’Shea - National Director of the English Institute of Sport

‘Coach, Team and Individual support for performance impact’

 Enda McNulty, Sports Psychologist, Motiv8 and former All Ireland winner with Armagh

‘Raising the bar in your performance as a coach’

 Followed by Panel Questions & Answers Session

Admission is by ticket only and must be prepaid.  Tickets are €20 each or club offer of €100 for 6 tickets.

 Tickets are available to purchase on 061 421103 or online at www.thomondpark.ie

 All proceeds from the event will be donated to Special Olympics Ireland.  The Sports & Coaching Conference is run in association with the Mid West Local Sports Partnerships (Limerick City, County Limerick, Clare and North Tipperary) and with the support of the BDO Get BACk Challenge event partners.

Renewed focus on activity and prevention

Based on our bottom up approach of preventaion and our focus on children’s activity, the recent focus by the World Health Organisation reinforces the role of active children.

 Since 2006, UICC has coordinated World Cancer Day activities, supported by members, partners, the World Health Organization, the International Atomic Energy Agency, and other international bodies.

Their message is “Today’s children, tomorrow’s world” – prevent cancer with healthy habits

This is a five-year programme, launched on World Cancer Day 2007.

It aims to raise awareness about the ways we can prevent cancer through the choices we make. 2007 introduced the overall theme.

From 2008 to 2011, each year will focus on a different issue:

• 2008 – give children and young people a smoke-free environment
• 2009 – encourage an energy-balanced lifestyle based on healthy diet and physical activity
• 2010 – learn about vaccines against viruses that cause cancers (e.g. HBV vaccines)
• 2011 – teach children and teenagers to avoid UV exposure by being “sun smart”

“Today’s children, tomorrow’s world” focuses on kids. Healthy habits learned early in life have a significant impact in later years. The World Cancer Campaign calls on all those with a say in how children live their lives – parents, teachers, health workers and decision-makers – to help children make healthy choices that can mean a cancer-free future.

Each year, UICC helps its members and partners to run public awareness campaigns in their countries, measure their effectiveness, and promote regional education and mobilization projects.

• my smoke-free childhood”
  Provide children everywhere in the world with a smoke-free environment.
• 2009 “I love my healthy active childhood”
  Raise awareness about the link between overweight, obesity and cancer. Encourage kids to eat a healthy diet and be physically activity.
• “My child matters” – childhood cancer in developing countries

The Irish Cancer Society has also just published its booklet on getting children active and more aware of nutrtion as a means of preventing serious illness.

Video Posted

visit the link below to see where the money goes and its impact – coverage of the day itself also.

http://vimeo.com/6208989

3rd Annual Sports Seminar

Date for you diary – Thursday 22nd October – Third annual BDO Get BACK Challenge Sports Seminar hosted in conjunction with Mid West Local Sports Partnerships.   Exciting speaker line up will be announced in the next few weeks

Sponsorship Draw Results

Congrats to the winners of the 2009 Get BACk Sponsorship Draw

Trip to Orlando for two people for one week including flights, hotel accommodation at Hard Rock Hotel with access to attractions was won by Tony Geoghegan, sponsor is Kieran Ryan, Limerick Regeneration.

 

Corporate Box at Limerick Racecourse for 20 at a race meeting of winner’s choice was won by Brigid Rowley, sponsor is John Hartery of BDO Simpson Xavier.

 

Two nights B&B at Clayton Hotel was won by Luke Duffy, sponsor is Trevor Moroney, AIB.

 

The Greg LeMond Fitness Bike was won by Ger and Caitriona Whyte, sponsor is Mark Whyte, AIB.

 

Signed LeMond jersey was won by Mary Rafferty, sponsor is Mark O’Connell, BDO Simpson Xavier.

 

Signed LeMond jersey was won by Mary Dowling, sponsor is Finbarr Dowing, AIB.

 

Signed Munster Jersey was won by Mike O’Brien, sponsor is Mark O’Connell, BDO Simpson Xavier.

 

Signed and framed Munster Rugby Heineken Cup Winning Squad Picture was won by Peter Smyth, sponsor is Elaine O’Connor, Limerick Regeneration.

 

Signed Padraig Harrington shirt was won by Gareth Devlin, sponsor is Ross Anderson and Lena Barry, Leahy & Partners