At the National Maternity Hospital Foundation call for entries to its inaugural Ireland’s Fittest Company fundraising event were Rosemarie O’Leary, head of counterparty risk and sustainability at Avolon; Mary O’Donovan, executive and funding director at the National Maternity Hospital Foundation; and Keelin McGrath, senior analyst at Avolon.
Billed as a day of “fun and engaging fitness challenges”, the foundation is calling on companies to sign up for the event at Kilruddery House in Co Wicklow on September 1st on its. Teams of four people will compete in the event, with aircraft leasing group Avolon signing on as headline sponsor. Entry will cost €1,200 per team.
More than 7,000 babies are born at the National Maternity Hospital annually – almost one baby per hour – and the hospital is also the national referral centre for the 1,500 babies requiring neonatal care.