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Derry club’s magnificent fund-raising initiative is dredging up some magnificent #GAAMemories

Published 10:14 23 Sept 2016 BST

Mikey Stafford
Derry club’s magnificent fund-raising initiative is dredging up some magnificent #GAAMemories

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Enjoy your mates' favourite GAA memories, share your own, everyone donates a few quid to charity and we all have a laugh. Magic. It is the brainwave of Eoghan Rua GAA Club in Derry, who are running the GAA Memories Challenge in aid of Aware Northern Ireland and Pieta House in the Republic. The aim is to promote mental health wellbeing and the fight against depression. The idea is you share a funny/touching/memorable from your life in the GAA as a player, supporter or hurler on the ditch, donate either €2 or £2 and then nominate four more friends to do likewise. All under the hashtag #GAAMemories. It is for a very serious cause but has already provided some serious laughs, involving Colm O'Rourke, Jagerbombs, Bob Marley and a ship-wrecked people carrier. https://twitter.com/TalkingBallsGAA/status/779073901661974532 https://twitter.com/CahairOKane1/status/779041554187096064 https://twitter.com/EoghanRua/status/779213533359857664 There are loads more to enjoy, if you visit the official fundraiser Facebook page.
If you are interested in taking part then text ERUA01 £2 to 70070 for UK based mobiles to donate £2 to AWARE. In the Republic, text GAAmemories to 50300 for ROI based mobiles to donate €2 to PIETA HOUSE.  Texts cost €2. Pieta House will receive a minimum of €1.63. Service Provider: LIKECHARITY. Helpline: 076 6805278 At the end of the campaign Eoghan Rua will receive 30% of donations back from the charities.

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