The â¬6,000 raised through the 2020 Virtual Donegal Half Marathon will go towards the purchase of equipment for the Acute Stroke Unit at Letterkenny University Hospital.
And in a marvellous act of generosity, the eventâs main sponsors, the Kernan Retail Group, covered the full cost of the purchase of a life-saving defibrillator at Kernanâs, Tullygay, through its partnership with Community Recycling Initiative.
Speaking at the cheque presentation, Donegal Half Marathon Ambassador, Danny McDaid, said that while staging a virtual event for the first time this year was challenging, the efforts of the organising committee proved worthwhile.
âWe were sceptical when we met at the start of the summer to discuss the best way to go with the 2020 Donegal Half Marathon. Eventually, we decided to go with a virtual event and it proved a good move. It meant that people could take part in the Donegal Half Marathon anywhere in the world,â he said.