“Paralympic sport requires determination, inspiration and ability. In return, it gives me freedom to achieve sporting excellence.” Mark Rohan, World Paracycling Champion 2011
Gold 2012 Appeal
Our “Gold 2012” appeal aims to raise €500,000 before August 2012. It’s a huge challenge, but reaching our target will help Irish elite athletes climb the podium at London 2012 and allow us to invest in Ireland’s Paralympic stars of tomorrow.
How you can help: By Donation
Every contribution will be crucial to hitting our target of €500,000:
- €100 will provide standard Irish team kit for one athlete
- €500 will buy two high-performance swim racesuits
- €1,000 will provide physio support at a qualifying event in 2012
- €2,000 will cover one athlete at our pre-Games camp in Portugal
- €5,000 will fund an extra sports-science staff member at the Games
- €50,000 will pay for one full-time management resource in a key Paralympic sport
You can donate on a regular or one-off basis here
How you can help: By Fundraising
We’d be thrilled if our supporters raise funds for Gold 2012. We hope that many of our supporters will run on our behalf in the Ladies Mini-Marathon (Monday 4 June 2012) and the Dublin City Marathon (29 October 2012). You can create your online fundraising page here.
If you can’t support either of these, here is a full list of sports events which you can get sponsored for in 2012.
Charity of the Year
If you wish to be a corporate supporter of Paralympics Ireland, we can provide fundraising tips, ideas and support to ensure you get the most out of the partnership. Choosing us as your “Charity of the Year for 2012”, could be a great way to engage your workforce and build morale.
