This year for the first time, I will be taking part in the annual Rev-Up for DSI, a charity bike event which raises much needed funds for Down Syndrome Ireland.
What is Rev-Up for DSI?
From they official site:
Rev-Up for DSI 2009
It all started in 2005 when two kindred spirits (Michael McCormick and Aidan Lynam) met. Both are Dads to young girls born with Down Syndrome (Megan and Robyn respectively) and both are keen motorcyclists. Michael (CEO of DSI at the time) was looking to run a motorcycle event for DSI and Aidan (managing a bar at the time) was thinking along similar lines. So after a fairly brief but enthusiastic meeting Rev-up was born.
At the outset the hope was for 50 bikes, each raising €1,000 which would have been fantastic. Little did we know then exactly how big or how fast it would grow!!.
In May 2006 we set off on the inaugural event from Joe Duffy’s BMW dealership with 94 bikes in tow about half of whom were carrying pillions and all bedecked in DSI shirts, badges and stickers. Raising in excess of €200,000 at the first attempt was an absolutely astounding achievement by all the participants and truly humbled us all.
Rev-up4DSI continues to grow in size and popularity and as I type this in July 2008 We are already booking hotels and picking routes for 2009!
Hopefully We will see you all again in 2009 and beyond.
As I am taking part in this years event, I will be looking for sponsorship. As such I have set up a donations page over at MyCharity.ie
Here is the link to my page over there where I would be grateful if you would be kind enough to sponsor me. Donating through MyCharity.ie means that all funds go directly to the charity, so it is my preferred method of donation.
http://www.mycharity.ie/event/darragh_verschoyles_event/
Thanks for reading.
