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Jerry Lynch of the Lynch family presents a cheque for €1,800 to General Manager of UHK Fearghal Grimes accepting on behalf of frontline staff at the hospital. Photo by Dermot Crean
A WELL-KNOWN musical family from Tralee made a presentation to University Hospital Kerry staff this morning.
The Lynch family, who have many members involved with Tralee Musical Society, decided to record their own version of ‘We Are The World’ and set up a gofundme page with all money raised going towards UHK frontline staff.
The campaign has raised €1,800 and the family were delighted to make the presentation. Mike Lynch explained how it all came about.
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“Well it was my brother Jerry who started it off. It was something we wanted to do as a family to keep in touch with each other, but it grew and grew. We were recording pieces for the song and Jerry put it together as a video. We then decided to do a gofundme campaign for the people in the frontline. We had the easy job staying at home whereas they had to face the pandemic,” said Mike.
General Manager of UHK, Fearghal Grimes, expressed his gratitude on behalf of staff and explained where the funds will go.
“I want to thank the Lynch family for this kind presentation, it’s very much appreciated and recognised by the hard-working staff here in the hospital. The money will go into a ‘COVID Fund’ specifically for the staff and for a few initiatives in the hospital to improve the patient experience.”
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