Special Friends of MMM

Our Special Friends form the hidden backbone of our work. They provide the support, encouragement and financial assistance that enables us to carry on our work of healing and development among very poor communities in eleven developing countries.

Do it your way

You don't have to do a parachute jump in order to help MMM! But that is exactly what Chris Hemsley decided to do. To celebrate her 40th birthday she asked her friends, instead of giving her a birthday gift, to sponsor her jump in support of the HIV/AIDS work of her friend, Sister-doctor Brigid Corrigan.

You don't have to run a Casino at your local Hotel! But that is what Veronica Kirwan and Mary Sullivan did, at a Ball organized by the Drogheda Ladies Committee in support of MMM in Angola.

You don't have to do anything spectacular, maybe just collect loose change in a jam jar or send us your used stamps.

Some of our Supporters are individuals, or couples, who make a Standing Order with their Bank. That enables us to budget for our projects, as we know we can rely on this income for the year ahead.

Other Supporters form small Donor Groups, and work together with their friends to raise funds for MMM. These groups include Parish Groups, School Children and Teachers, Factory Workers and Trade Union Groups and many others. Their activities vary - depending on the age group involved.

School children often do a sponsored fast day. Young people run marathons or do sponsored cycles, organize discos, or do Supermarket packing.

The MMM Communications Department can provide posters and other visual aids including videos or DVDs, to Support Groups and provides authorisation to raise funds on behalf of MMM.

Other people are simply very special friends who share their time and professional expertise with us, because they feel called to share in the service we try to provide.

Some of our Supporters form a Partnership with a specific MMM Mission. In addition to fund-raising, they make a commitment to get to know the situation affecting the local people in one of our areas of Mission. The funds they raise are specified to help our work of healing and development in that area.

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To find out more about how you can help or if you would like to discuss your ideas, please contact us.

OUR GALLERY:

On their First Holy Communion day, Sam Moran and Katie Nutley were thinking of less fortunate children and generously shared the gifts they received to help others.

Sister Anne Carr accepts cheque for €20,000 from Chairman of the Irish Red Cross, David Andrews, and Noel Wardick, Head of Overseas Programs for the Mosquito Net Project at Lilongwe General Hospital, Malawi.

Ninety Children from three First Communion Classes from Scoil Muire na nGael, Bay Estate, Dundalk, Co. Louth who made their First Holy Communion in Holy Family Church Dundalk. With the help of teachers M. Woods, G. O Gallachoir and A. McCabe, they put together a very big contribution to help children who need medical care in poorer countries.

Gerry and Marie Walsh and family from Tinnycross, Ireland, opened their lovely garden on two summer days to raise funds for MMM in Tanzania. Picture includes Marie Walsh (standing), Ted and Bridie O'Brien, their son and daughter-in-law Richard and Loreto Howard.

Christine Foley was part of a group who climed Mt. Mulanje in Malawi to raise funds for MMM in that country. Pictured with here is Sister Clara and children at Kasina health Centre who benefit from another generous group - at St. Margaret's Parish, Twickenham, London.

Parishioners of Our Lady Immaculate Parish in Tolworth, Surrey, UK, who raised over £3,000 for MMM in Honduras as part of their Lenten Appeal.

Charlie and Philomena Byrne of Drogheda, Ireland, are energetic fund-raisers for our missions in Malawi.

At the Dublin Women's Marathon a group of friends ran to support MMM in Uganda and Malawi.

When they were seventeen, Susan Trill and Olivia Nyland devoted a Transition Year project to raising over €15,000 for MMM in Malawi.

Irene Lynch contributed all the proceeds of her book 'Beyond Faith and Adventure' to the MMM for our work at St. Mary's Hospital, Eleta in the city of Ibadan, Nigeria. She is pictured at the book launch with Denis O'Brien, main sponsor of the publication, Sister Margaret Quinn and Conor Lenihan, then Ireland's Minister of State for Overseas Development. Ibadan is the largest city in West Africa and has a population of over seven million. St. Mary's Hospital in the densely populated poor outskirts of the city was opened in 1964 and treats patients of all creeds and ethnic backgrounds.

Jean and John Duffy, based in Nairobi, asked their wide circle of friends to support families affected by AIDS in a huge Nairobi slum.

Near Makondo in rural Uganda, children from three schools enjoy clean water from a well - funded by Portmarnock Lions Club, Ireland.

Last modified: Sunday, August 2nd, 2009