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04/09/2014
Donations For IMNDA Reach €1.4m
The Irish Motor Neurone Disease Association (IMNDA) has said donations from the social media craze – Ice Bucket Challenge – has now reached €1.4m.
Based on the number of donations, the IMNDA has estimated around 500,000 people across Ireland took part in the challenge to raise funds for the charity. The Association currently helps 330 patients, and their families, deal with the challenge of motor neurone disease.
Commenting on the high level of donations, Dr Declan Mac Daid, Chairman of the IMNDA, said: "We have been blown away by the generosity of the Irish public, and have watched on almost in disbelief as the total raised kept rising and rising, and people's timelines kept filling and filling. We cannot thank people enough for what they did.
"The focus now is on how the money can best be spent to deal with the needs of those living with motor neurone disease, and their families.
"The money is to be used in a variety of ways to be outlined following a detailed consultation with the IMNDA's clients, their families, their carers and supporters of IMNDA."
The final amount raised by the Ice Bucket Challenge will be released at the end of September, the IMNDA added.
(JP/IT)
Based on the number of donations, the IMNDA has estimated around 500,000 people across Ireland took part in the challenge to raise funds for the charity. The Association currently helps 330 patients, and their families, deal with the challenge of motor neurone disease.
Commenting on the high level of donations, Dr Declan Mac Daid, Chairman of the IMNDA, said: "We have been blown away by the generosity of the Irish public, and have watched on almost in disbelief as the total raised kept rising and rising, and people's timelines kept filling and filling. We cannot thank people enough for what they did.
"The focus now is on how the money can best be spent to deal with the needs of those living with motor neurone disease, and their families.
"The money is to be used in a variety of ways to be outlined following a detailed consultation with the IMNDA's clients, their families, their carers and supporters of IMNDA."
The final amount raised by the Ice Bucket Challenge will be released at the end of September, the IMNDA added.
(JP/IT)
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