The Gavin Glynn Foundation

We are so delighted to share that Ben completed his last session of Proton therapy in The Christie in Manchester yesterday and will be now making their way back home. 6 weeks of Proton treatment completed well done Ben ❤️ It’s just so heartwarming to see and hear kids ringing the bell to mark the end of this part of their journey #teamgavinglynn #neverevergiveup #Proton

Wow we are all still buzzing from Sunday King of Greystones event. Thank you everyone for your support, this really was an amazing day, it is so great to see all the photos and videos of everyone smiling and enjoying the race. Thank you all for your support for The Gavin Glynn Foundation and helping families battling childhood cancer in Ireland. Yesterday’s event wouldn’t have been possible without the support of so many people. To Roisin Coughlan our volunteer manager, and the 130 Volunteers who gave up their time, we thank all so much. (including my work colleagues in Tesco Ireland) you really made everyone feel safe and motivated throughout the course. To our Platinum sponsors who helped cover the costs of putting on yesterday’s event: Tesco Ireland Irl AJ Products (Ireland) Ltd GPA Global | Packaging Solutions To Domino's Greystones  - for being a Golden sponsor and also for feeding everyone at the event. To all the companies who donated goodies and prizes for our participants and volunteers: Mondelēz International – Grenade Protein bars Butlers Chocolates – Protein Chocolates Unilever – Lynx Deodorants and Dove Shower Gels VITHIT – Drinks and Effervescent sachets NOMADIC – Good to Go Pouches nuasan – wipes & Gift Boxes Avoca Ireland – treats in the park & Prizes Mars - KIND Bars Hubbcat – Communication devices Noel Dicker - Sound and PA in the Park The HEINEKEN Company- Providing Heineken 0.0 post race Prizes: Amphibian King Vouchers for Winners Avoca Ireland -Vouchers and Hampers nuasan- gift boxes Loreal – Gifts Bear Creation – Custom winner Trophies And now for a little downtime before the planning for 2025 begins John & Jayne Glynn The Gavin Glynn Foundation #TeamGavinGlynn

Our first event of the weekend took place last night on South beach in Greystones which was a 1km swim race. Please checkout this great footage thanks to Aidan O'Toole ❤️ https://lnkd.in/eBhaN2-G #SwimKog #TeamGavinGlynn

Please read attached story about Harrison who we are currently helping. https://tggf.ie/harrison/ #TeamGavinGlynn #Proton #Rhabdomyosarcoma

Please read the below story about Finbar who we are currently helping https://tggf.ie/finbar/ #teamgavinglynn

Happy Friday. We are delighted to share that Julia finished her last Proton treatment yesterday in The Christie in Manchester and will be returning back home today. 6 weeks of Proton Radiation sessions done, and still smiling. Such an amazing young girl. We cant wait to see Julia and her mum back home. #Proton #TheChristie #TeamGavinGlynn

It was so great to finally meet Raheem and his mum Joyce, they called into TGGF HQ yesterday. Raheem was diagnosed with an Ependymoma (brain tumour) and we helped when they travelled to Westdeutsches Protonentherapiezentrum Essen (WPE) for Proton treatment back in Feb this year. If you would like to read about Raheem journey please see below link https://tggf.ie/raheem/ #childhoodcancerawareness #ependymoma #teamgavinglynn

Please see attached infographic which highlights how busy we've been and how much has been spent in the first 6 months of 2024. Thank you to everyone for your continued support for all the families who need to travel overseas for specialist childhood cancer treatment not available in Ireland. #teamgavinglynn #childhoodcancerawareness #childhoodcancer #treatmentabroad #kidsgetcancertoo #curemorecurebetter

Please read the below story about Julia who we are currently helping. Julia was diagnosed with a myxopapillary ependymoma on Friday 8th March 2024 at Crumlin Children’s Hospital in Dublin, a Grade 2 spinal tumour and in The Christie in Manchester receiving 6 weeks of Proton treatment. https://tggf.ie/julia/ #teamgavinglynn #ependymoma

Another new family heading over to Manchester to start Proton Radiation Treatment. This is Abigail who is 7yr old girl from Celbridge who was recently diagnosed with brain tumour. Thanks to Aer Lingus support team for looking after Abigail and her family today🙏🥰 #teamgavinglynn