Killarney

By Michelle Crean
<h3>Pulling their most festive jumpers on resulted in over &euro;16,000 being raised for the Kerry Hospice Foundation &#8211; which was handed over to the charity on Monday.</h3>
Students from St Brendan&#8217;s College, St Oliver&#8217;s National School, Killarney Community College, Presentation Monastery, Holy Cross Mercy, St Francis Special School, Lissivigeen National School and St Brigid&#8217;s Presentation presented a cheque for &euro;16,402 to the charity &#8211; the result of their combined &#8216;Presents 4 Palliative&#8217; fundraiser in December.
 This year was the third year the schools joined forces for this cause and while they initially set their goal at &euro;10,000, the amount it costs to provide a week of the organisation&#8217;s services, they quickly surpassed their goal. This donation brings the total donated from the combined efforts of these schools, over three years, to &euro;30,000.
 The Five LCVP class who coordinated the event in St Brendan&#8217;s College were very grateful for the support they received and delighted to contribute to the relationship built up between themselves, the other schools and this incredible cause.
 &#8220;Our LCVP class cannot thank the Killarney community enough for their support, both in words and donations,&#8221; student Dara O&#8217;Shea.
 &#8220;The hospice is an organisation that provides a crucial service for the local community and is one that has touched many of our own homes &#8211; to be able to give back to them is a real honour for myself and my classmates.&#8221;
 Aaron Coffey said that he feels &#8220;proud and honoured&#8221; to have taken part in this fundraiser. &#8220;They do amazing work, giving people the gift of comfort and dignity in their final days and we were delighted to be able to raise so much for them.&#8221;
 Ryan McCarthy added that they &#8220;thoroughly enjoyed&#8221; organising the event and were &#8220;delighted with all the support&#8221; they got. &#8220;We are very proud to have exceeded our goal for a cause as special as the Kerry Hospice Foundation.&#8221;
 For TJ O&#8217;Sullivan he said they learned a lot about the hospice through this fundraiser and are delighted to have raised such a substantial amount.
 &#8220;As students we are very proud of ourselves and the entire school community and incredibly grateful for the generosity shown by all who donated,&#8221; student Mark Sheehan added.

Palliative service receives an enormous present

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