Kildare gym raises money for mountain rescue

A 24-hour cycle by members of Kilcullen's No1 Fitness in June raised €5,280 for the Dublin & Wicklow Mountain Rescue Team (DWMRT). Several members of the group gathered recently at the gym to celebrate the achievement.

The event was held on the weekend 20-21 June on the track at Mondello Park. The group has been raising funds with the 24-hour cycle for several years, the proceeds of each one going to a different local charity.

DWMRT is a completely voluntary, 24/7 emergency rescue service, with highly trained volunteers responding to incidents including lost and injured hikers, trail runners and missing persons, often in extremely challenging conditions.

The No1 Fitness team expressed a massive thank you to all of the sponsors, donors, supporters, family and friends, and to everyone who helped in any way before, during and after the event.

"To everyone who cycled, donated, sponsored, encouraged us, helped organise the event or simply shared our fundraising page — we couldn’t have done it without you. From everyone at No1 Fitness Kilcullen, thank you for helping us give something back to a team that works tirelessly to save lives."

No1 Fitness will be celebrating their 11th anniversary with a Christmas party on Saturday 14 November.