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A PARACHUTE jump by local woman Pauline Nagle has helped raise vital funds for the Brothers of Charity.
On Saturday, March 10, in the skies over Edenderry, County Offaly,
Pauline and two staff members from the Brothers of Charity jumped out of a plane from 12,000 feet.
Despite some understandable last minute reservations the jump went perfectly
This was a tandem jump and was done with Pauline strapped to an in-
structor. Conditions on the day were perfect and after a brief instruction it wasn’t long before Pauline was speeding down the runway.
After some screaming on the way down and at a rate of 200 feet a sec- ond and 125 miles an hour the para- chute opened after a drop of 7,000
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Her efforts helped raise €5,000 for the Brothers of Charity holiday fund – an internal fund within the service which enables other people in receipt of the service to go on holidays.
28-year-old Pauline Nagle origi- nally from Ballyea, but now living in Ennis has been in receipt of services from the Brothers of Charity for the past ten years.
A number of months ago she ex- pressed a wish to do a parachute jump as part of her personal plan.
After she informed her support staff within the Brothers of Charity of what she intended to do she set about making her dream a reality.
Pauline nominated the Brothers of Chairty holiday fund as her chosen charity. A committee was formed in November and comprised of Pauline and staff from within the Ennis serv- ice.
In total four people took the plunge, Pauline, Eamon Finn, Maria Cahill and Kevin Delaney.
Before the main event a number of other fund raising events took place over the Christmas period.
These included pub quizzes, a six- ties night, a garage sale and a number of other smaller events. There was nearly €5,000 raised which was a fantastic achievement.
The focus within the Brothers of Charity over the past few years has changed dramatically.
According to those involved this has been a slow process, but with a lot of hard work and commitment from all involved, the focus of atten- tion is now based on the individual and what the organisation can do to help them.
According to Maria Cahill of the Brothers of Charity, “The fulfilment of Pauline’s dream of a parachute jump is as a direct result of this change of focus within the organisa- nO)
“Can we take this opportunity to thank all involved in the fundraising, both the committee members and all those who gave so generously.”