Join legendary sporting heroes to walk in Cormac�s honour to acknowledge his determination, courage and dignity in his fight for life. Aug 28th ~ 30th Description 100,000 Steps for Cormac Cormac Connolly Memorial fundraising walk in aid of Pieta House 100,000 Steps for Cormac, a memorial fundraising event for Pieta House, was launched by the President of the GAA Liam O�Neill along with the help of GAA legends, on Monday 30th June at the Clayton Hotel. 100,000 Steps for Cormac is a memorial and fundraising walk set up by the family and friends of Cormac Connolly of Castlegar, who died of an inoperable brain tumour at the age of 24 on 25th July 2011. This memorial walk will take place over 3 days at the end of August and gather legendary sporting heroes to walk in Cormac�s honour to acknowledge his determination, courage and dignity in his fight for life. There will be three themed routes visiting All Ireland winning clubs throughout Galway, led by various GAA legends. This will be the greatest collection of GAA Legends in the history of the GAA in Galway giving sports fans the opportunity to walk with their sporting heroes. The objective of the event is to raise a �100,000 for Pieta House by getting 100 individuals, clubs or businesses to pledge �500.00 each to Pieta House and 2,500 walkers to participate in any of the walks along the routes for a �20.00 donation. All proceeds will go to Pieta House the suicide and self-harm crisis centre which provides free of charge one-to-one therapeutic services for people who are experiencing suicidal thoughts or engaging in self-harm. Speaking at the launch, Cormac�s mother, Mary Connolly said �As a family left with the devastating aftermath of losing a son and a brother through cancer, we were keen to work with a charity have the opportunity to prevent families from going through the pain and suffering of losing a loved one. What we do know as a family is the feelings of utter despair on waking up with broken hearts and a void in our home. As an outcome of this memorial event �100,000 Steps for Cormac� if we could save a family from the pain and heartache of losing a loved one, it would be a wonderful legacy to Cormac�. Also speaking at the launch was Cormac�s uncle Joe Connolly, All Ireland Captain in 1980 �An event like this has never taken place in Galway in the history of GAA and will be a monumental occasion for all. Route Details: Walk with the Clubs - take place on the 28th August, starting in Portumna visiting All Ireland winning clubs Portumna, Killimor, Mullagh and finishing in Kiltormer. Special guests walking on this day will be members of All Ireland winning Galway clubs, as well as representatives of every club in Galway. Walk with the Champion - takes place on the 29th August starting at St Thomas�s GAA grounds visiting Sarsfields via Loughrea and finishing in New Inn. Special guests participating include All Ireland winning Galway Senior teams from 1956-2013 and Galway All Stars (94 in total) in Hurling, Football, Camogie and Ladies Football. Walk with the Captains - takes place on the 30th August. The route commences in Athenry visiting Clarenbridge, Castlegar and finishing at Ballybrit racecourse. Special guests include All Ireland Senior Winning Football and Hurling Captains from all over Ireland. This will be the greatest collection of All Ireland Captains in the history of the GAA! For more information on how to get involved or make a donation: � Visit www.100kstepsforcormac.com � Facebook Page www.facebook.com/100ksteps � Register to do the Walk on www.iregister.ie/100ksteps � Donation on www.idonate.ie/100ksteps � Call Joe Burke 085 738 8908 or email: [email protected] To contact Pieta House: � Marie Moran (Centre Manager) 093-25586 or email [email protected] � Opening Hours: Monday, Tuesday, Thursday & Friday: 9am to 5pm Wednesday: 9am to 8pm and Saturday: 10am to 2pm For media enquires Please contact Sarra-Kate Hendy at H&A Marketing PR on 091 387 800 for more information or email [email protected]