Monday, 25th October 2010

Register to run the Lifestyle Sports - adidas Dublin Marathon for the Irish Heart Foundation...and run for your life! 

By joining our Dublin Marathon team and raising funds you can make a real difference and save lives. 
This year all money raised on our Marathons will go directly to our CPR Programme.

By joining our team, you will receive a Heart Runners Fundraising Pack:  

• Free IHF Marathon 'dry-flo' Vest
• Sponsorship Cards
• Access to online fundraising pages and sponsorship cards
• Opportunity for a training session with an experienced marathon trainer
• Plenty of support and information on fundraising and training

Where does my fundraising money go?

This year all money raised on our Marathons will go directly to our CPR Programme. Approximately 10,000 people die from cardiovascular disease every year in Ireland and it is estimated that 6,000 of these deaths are from a sudden cardiac arrest. 70% of cardiac arrests in Ireland occur out of hospital and usually in the presence of a family member or friend so if you know how to perform CPR you may be able to help save a life.

The Irish Heart Foundations Resuscitation Programme has been in existence since 1995 when it was established to train members of the public in bystander Cardiopulmonary Resuscitation (CPR). The aim of the programme was, and still remains to this day to reduce the number of deaths from cardiac arrest in the community by having as many members of the public trained in the life saving skill of CPR. Since the establishment of the programme we have trained over 100,000 people in the skills of both Basic Life Support (BLS) and Advanced Cardiac Life Support (ACLS). 

Register to Fundraise

contact Tanya for more information on 01 6685001 or email: tcomber@irishheart.ie

DON'T FORGET TO REGISTER TO RUN...

For more Dublin Marathon details and how to register -  log onto www.dublinmarathon.ie