A recent fundraising dance and shave in Carndonagh has raised €14,000 in memory of a special baby boy, Kayden White.
Baby Kayden, the son of Keelan White and Michaela McCauley, passed away last year at only 15 days old.
An identical twin, he and his brother were born severely premature at 27 weeks. Kayden and his brother fought hard in their first days of life, but sadly Kayden took a turn for the worst which resulted in him developing sepsis and passing away.
In honour of Kayden’s first heavenly anniversary, Keelan and Michaela organised a fundraiser dance and raffle at Tul Na Ri on the 30th August with some brave volunteers also doing head shaves and waxes.
The event received massive local support, raising €14,000 to be shared between the National Maternity Hospital and Hugh’s House.
Keelan and Michaela raised an amazing €7,000 for the National Maternity Hospital
Following the cheque presentations on Saturday, Michaela praised the “two exceptional organisations who had greatly impacted our journey since the boys were born.
“As we look back on our journey it has been one of the toughest battles of our lives,” she said.
Michaela wrote: “We raised an amazing €7,000 for the National Maternity Hospital who cared for the boys for several months since they were born prematurely at 27 weeks. We want to express our deepest gratitude to each and everyone in the hospital team, the exceptional commitment, support and care we got was outstanding. We couldn’t thank them enough for all they have done for us.
The couple also presented €7,000 to Hugh’s House, a charity which provides accommodation to the family of children who are in hospital in Dublin.
“Hugh’s House was a beautiful house away from home during the most challenging moments of our lives, and we raised €7,000 for it also. We will always be forever grateful of Pat and Joanne for their amazing generosity and kindness throughout our journey. Without their charity, we could not have been there for our boys every day, we sincerely hope our donation will help support future families who find themselves in the similar situation.
“We are forever grateful for everyone’s donations & support in memory of our baby boy to make this all possible.”
