Trinity Med Day is celebrating its 10th year! In that time, Med Day has raised over €500,000 for Trinity-affiliated hospital charities. These include: in SJH – Care of the Elderly, ICU, Stroke Unit, Mental Health Recovery, and the Burns Unit; and in AMNCH – ICU, Palliative Care, the Centre for Cardiovascular Risk in Young People, Colorectal Screening, and the National Children’s Hospital; and the Neonatal Intensive Care Units in the Coombe and Rotunda Hospitals. Donations have also been made to the Trinity Access Programme.
Trinity Med Day 2011 is currently being organised by the 4th year medical students. The beneficiaries this year are the Heart Failure Unit, SJH and the Epilepsy Unit, AMNCH. A contribution will also be made to the Arts & Alzheimer’s Initiative.
The goal this year is to raise a record-breaking €100,000.
In order to help the students reach their goal and to mark the 10th year, some of us who have been involved in the past are planning the Trinity Med Day 10th Anniversary Gala.
The Gala will take place on Saturday, 5th November in the Convention Centre Dublin and is black tie.
The Gala will feature a drinks reception, dinner, and entertainment by Ireland’s premier party band, the Heartbeats. Tickets are priced at €100per person. A table of 10 is priced at €1000.
Since it began in 2002, Trinity Med Day has always depended on the support of the School of Medicine and the Faculty of Health Sciences. This is especially true this year. I am writing today to ask for your support of Trinity Med Day 2011 and the 10th Anniversary Gala, in particular. A strong faculty and staff presence at the Gala would underscore the importance of Med Day on the Trinity College School of Medicine calendar and, more importantly, would assist in reaching the fundraising target. We would be hopeful that your schedules will allow you to attend.
Tickets are available in SJH and AMNCH.
In SJH:In AMNCH:
Grainne O’KaneOncology RegistrarPeter McCauleySHO Oncology
James MahonCOTE SpRSiobhra O’SullivanSHO Rheumatology
Mark HarmonRadiology SpRMarese MurphySHO Surgery
John KavanaghRadiology SpR
Matthew MullinsIntern – Surgery
Tickets are also available online at meddaygala.eventsbot.com Please note that there is a €3.88 PayPal transaction fee for online ticket purchases.
The Gala promises to be a great event. We anticipate that it will sell out and that it will be a great night’s craic for everyone. Hope to see you there!
Buíochas a ghabháil leat as do thacaíocht! (hope that’s right)
Kind regards,
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Dr. Alan Watts
SpR in Emergency Medicineemail:
TCD ’04087 958 2944
Trinity Med Day Chair ‘02