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WATCH Kilmallock sisters raise €2,000 for Limerick Treaty Suicide Prevention
Alicia and her sister, Kellyanne Conway from Kilmallock, pictured with Limerick Treaty Suicide Prevention. Picture: Olena Oleksienko/ilovelimerick
Two Kilmallock sisters, Alicia and Kellyanne Conway, are being praised for raising €2,000 for Limerick Treaty Suicide Prevention following a personal family loss
20 year old Alicia Conway and her 18 year old sister Kellyanne, from Kilmallock, have raised €2,000 in support of Limerick Treaty Suicide Prevention after experiencing the impact of suicide through a family loss.
The sisters met with Matt Collins, the Chairperson of Limerick Treaty Suicide Prevention following the loss, where they learned that the organisation currently has no regular funding or sponsorship. The conversation convinced the young sisters to take matters into their own hands and start raising funds for the charity.
Alicia told I Love Limerick, “ We’ve had a loss to suicide ourselves, in our family. We had a meeting with Matt, and we spoke to him, and he informed us that they didn’t have any funding or sponsorships, so we decided to take it upon ourselves to raise money for them.”
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Alicia first approached local shops in Kilmallock and Bruff, where she successfully secured 27 spot prizes to support the fundraising effort. The sisters then went door to door throughout Kilmallock, Bruree and Bruff, asking members of the community if they would be willing to donate. The response was overwhelmingly positive, with people more than happy to contribute to the cause.
Speaking about the experience, Kellyanne said it felt good to know they could help. She said, “It feels great knowing that we could help just a small little bit, because suicide, it’s more common than people think, and it has affected a lot of families, including ours. It feels good knowing that we could just help out a small little bit.”
Knowing that their efforts could support others going through similar experiences made the fundraising especially meaningful.
Speaking about the support they receive from the public, Chairperson Matt Collins said, “ I’d just like to thank them for all the support for the past, almost eight years now, and that we couldn’t do it without them. They’re the extra man on our team at the moment, to be honest.”
Matt added he hopes the people of Limerick will continue to show their support. He said, “We’re not government funded, we’re funded by the people in Limerick, and we’re so proud of that fact that we’re still there eight years later. Going forward, I just wish they’d keep the support going, and we’ll keep going as long as they keep going and have faith in what we do.”
Matt added, “It great to have Alicia and Kellyanne out volunteering with us this evening to show them out we do and to thank them for supporting our charity. We depend on people like them to keep us running.”
The sisters’ dedication resulted in an impressive total of €2,000, which will go towards supporting the work of Limerick Treaty Suicide Prevention.
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