Mercy Mounthawk students gathering in the sports hall before they departed on the run. Photo by Gavin O’Connor.,
STUDENTS and staff of Mercy Mounthawk took part in a fun run in aid of the Donal Walsh inspired charity, ‘Cycle Against Suicide’.
The 2.5k run, brought them out of the gates of the school, out the Bracker O’Regan Road, around the roundabout and back again.
The run on Friday was a practice run for Cycle Against Suicide events next year. A camera crew was also at the school filming and the footage shot will be shown to schools around the country as a guide to how the national event should play out.
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Cycle Against Suicide has been around since 2013 and the next cycle will take place on the May bank holiday weekend 2015.
Mounthawk is one of the anchor schools for the event, which means the school will host over 1,000 cyclists when Cycle Against Suicide rolls into town again.
“It’s ok not to feel ok and its absolutely ok to ask for help,” is the slogan for Cycle Against Suicide, whose mission is to break the cycle of suicide on the island of Ireland, particularly with young people.
“It’s a tremendous honour to be one of the hosts of the Cycle Against Suicide next May,” said Principal, John O’Roarke.
“The message Cycle Against Suicide is trying to get out is of vital importance.If we can do events like this that can create awareness of the issue, then that is worth doing,” said Mr O’Roarke.
At the Cycle Against Suicide fun run event in Mounthawk were, from left: Leticia Andrees, Stephanie Doherty, Leontia Doody and Eileen Corridan. Photo by Gavin O’Connor.
At the Cycle Against Suicide fun run event in Mounthawk were, from left: Kevin Ashe, Aaron Williams, Ben Kavanagh and Tom Moriarty. Photo by Gavin O’Connor.
At the Cycle Against Suicide fun run event in Mounthawk were, from left: Adele Hennessy, Bernie O’Shea (Teacher), Martin Moloney and Clara O’Halloran. Photo by Gavin O’Connor.
At the Cycle Against Suicide fun run event in Mounthawk were, from left: Sophia Chac, Katelyn O’Brien and Leah Browne. Photo by Gavin O’Connor.
Students and staff filming some of the footage of the event that will be sent around other schools across the country. Photo by Gavin O’Connor.
