Showing posts with label dolly walk. Show all posts
Showing posts with label dolly walk. Show all posts

Sunday, 12 December 2010

Unconditional Love



As we go through life we cannot help but be inspired by some of the people we meet.  For me one such person is Charlene Barr.  Charlene had a vision to help less well off people in Uganda and despite battling with illness she championed the cause of helping young people in Uganda.  You can find her web site here  One of her methods of raising money was the Dolly Walk, a sponsored walk around Lurgan town and back to Dollingstown.  Unfortunately Charlene's fight for life ended a few months ago as she was not able to gain enough weight to have the organ transplant she so desperately needed.  Charlene did everything in spite of her illness and was an inspiration.  The second Dolly walk went ahead last night and Lorraine and I did it together.  Last year Lorraine did the walk with four other girls, Jeanette, Emma, Lynn and Patricia.  Unfortunately Patricia died during the past week and was buried on Thursday.  Patricia was a great friend and was by now just part of the family.  Her sense of humour and general mischievousness will be something we will all miss.  The one thing that both girls had in common was that they gave you their unconditional love.

Patricia is third from the left


Sunday, 13 December 2009

The Dolly Walk



Lorraine and I have been members of a mid-week group, at Ballydown. And we have been following the progress of a young girl by the name of Charlene Barr. Charlene suffers from Cystic Fibrosis, but she stands out because her concern is not for herself but for others. Charlene has a dream to build a school in Uganda. Last night 12.12.12, December the 12 @ 12.oopm (much to late for some) a group of females walked from Dollings town around Lurgan and back to raise money for Charlene's Project. You can read more about Charlene here. Lorraine arranged for her and some few friends to do the walk, this is a quick snap of them just before they left the house. Charlene is and amazing Young girl and it was nice to actually meet her last night.

You can read more about Charlene's Project here she also has a video on Utube here And the BBC Interview here

There is also a link if you would like to make a donation, at the time of writing she has raised £28,183 40% of her target of £70,000