Donegal people are invited to go the extra mile for GOAL this Christmas Day.
The fundraising walk/run will be held at Mountcharles Pier on Saturday from 12noon-2pm.
Mountcharles is one of 150 GOAL mile locations across Ireland this Christmas.
The annual event sees people across the country gather over the Christmas holidays to run, jog or walk a mile in support of vulnerable communities across 14 countries where GOAL works in Africa, the Middle East and Latin America.
First held in 1977, this year’s GOAL Mile is supported by AIB as part of an exciting new three-year partnership.
GOAL CEO Siobhan Walsh notes the impact of participating in the annual fundraiser: “Hundreds of communities across Ireland already know and love the GOAL Mile,” said Ms. Walsh. “They show incredible compassion for communities in need across the world that this event supports. GOAL helped more than ever last year. We could not have achieved this without the continued support of the Irish people.”
Last year Irish humanitarian aid agency GOAL reached more than 14 million people in need in Africa, the Middle East and Latin America. GOAL’s work includes supporting those displaced by the ongoing conflict in Syria; running nutrition programmes saving the lives of infants in Ethiopia and providing ongoing emergency response to thousands of people affected by the recent earthquake in Haiti.
All GOAL Miles are listed at goalmile.org with event dates and times.
