BEAT THE TRAIN FOR DOWN SYNDROME,
Saturday November 18th 2017 10am.
A 10m charity race organised by Saturday Road Runners and Sinead4fitness with the help of Down Syndrome Ireland Waterford and South Kilkenny branch.
A very unique 10m road race along the very fast, flat and beautiful Waterford Greenway. Not only will a personal best be on the cards on a very fast course but you will also have a unique chance to race against the Waterford and Suir Valley train.
Race the train along the Waterford Greenway from the Railway station in Kilmeaden in past Mount Congreve, WIT Carriganore, The Dan Donovan Tunnel and on towards Bilberry where we will turn around for the return journey to Kilmeaden where the train will keep you or should we say some of you company along the way.
Family and friends will cheer you along as they travel in style on the train shouting encouragement as you try your best for a pb and to beat the train back to the station.
Early bird registration will open Monday 11th of September at 9am. Cost of entry will be €15 plus booking fee and numbers are strictly limited to 250.
Cost of entry will increase to €20 on Monday 9th of October if its not already sold out.
We expect this unique race to sell out fast especially with it’s perfect timing of 2 weeks after the Dublin marathon and 2 weeks before WAC half marathon.
It is open to RUNNERS ONLY and you have to be over 18 on the day to enter.
There will be no registration on the day so register soon at https://register.primoevents.com/ps/event/BeattheTrainforDownSyndrome
Refreshments, raffle and prize giving afterwards in the Sweep bar Kilmeaden
#ShareTheJourney
We are a support group for people with Down syndrome and their families. The Waterford and South Kilkenny Branch is an affiliated Branch of Down Syndrome Ireland, the biggest single group concerning the welfare of people with a learning disability in Ireland.
The Waterford and South Kilkenny Branch has members in City & County Waterford and South Kilkenny. Our Branch is run on a completely voluntary basis by parents and siblings of people with Down syndrome. Our Committee is elected each year at our AGM. This committee meets regularly (about once a month). We hold Branch meetings about 6 or 7 times a year with speakers on topics of interest to our members. We subscribe to the national Organisation Mission Statement and are governed by the Memorandum and Articles of same.
Fundraising
The Waterford and South Kilkenny Branch of Down Syndrome Ireland is wholly funded by our own fundraising activities and donations – with the exception of generous grant aid from the Waterford Youth Committee and Waterford City Childcare Committee for which we are grateful
The Branch office, may be contacted by emailing info@dsiwaterford.ie . We can also be contacted by phone at 051 323100. Our office is normally staffed mornings Monday to Friday but please ring first to check, but you can leave a message at this number and we will get back to you as soon as possible.
Achievements
Welcome to our members achievements page where we will now and in the future share the accomplishments of our members with you. In this page you will get to see that, although our members have a disability, it has in no way stopped them from doing what they love to do and achieve their aims. We cherish their abilities also.
Latch On Literacy Programme
Down Syndrome Ireland (DSI) in collaboration with the University of Queensland (UQ) has rolled-out an adult literacy programme nationwide through our branch network over the next two years. DSI has been awarded a national licence to exclusively offer Latch-On in Ireland. The Waterford Branch of DSI is proud to be able to offer this programme to our members