5LCA raised a total of €1,000 last Friday in aid of local child Archie Ennis.
Our Fifth Years came together for this social action project and worked incredibly well as a team to plan a day of social action and fundraising. Students designed and put up posters, pitched activity ideas to their Year Head and Principal and coordinated a number of events. Last week saw raising awareness and raffle tickets sold, preparations for a cake bake and sale, plans for a football match. The week finished with a non uniform day and prizes drawn.
Congratulations to our Leaving Cert Applied students who were excellent role models and supported this local family incredibly well.
You can read more about this worthy cause below, from Mum and former student of MSCC, Una Ennis. You can also donate here: https://gofund.me/0072115e
Hi, my name is Una Ennis, Our 7 year old boy Archie has just been diagnosed with Duchenne Muscular Dystrophy.
Duchenne muscular dystrophy is a serious condition that causes progressive muscle weakness.
With the progression of the muscle weakness Archie is finding it hard to stand up and walk up the stairs. The doctor said most boys end up in a wheel chair at the age of ten and that the life time expectancy is shorter with this condition (early 30's)
As parents we are devastated and desperate to get Archie treatment to stop this from progressing.
we found a doctor in LA that said Archie is eligible for gene therapy in the hospital. Unfortunately this cost 3.2 million euro starting off. They will charge extra for us to stay there to monitor Archie after the treatment is giving.
As parents we want to show Archie we tried everything to stop this from happening.
From our family to yours, please help our boy.