Following the huge achievement of completing the Great Limerick Run in full American Football kit and raising over €1,000 for their club and Milford Hospice, the UL Vikings have organised a community fun-day for all called the Live Every Moment Festival to be part of the Limerick Gathering 2013 celebrations.
The Festival will be held on the University Arena Sport’s Grounds on the 24th of August 2013 with the aims of raising funds for the club, promoting American Football and raising well-needed funds for various local charities that support children with special needs. Full details can be accessed on their Facebook page at www.facebook.com/LiveEveryMomentUlVikingsFestival and discounted early bird tickets are available by emailing liveeverymoment2013@gmail.com.
The entire event was inspired by one of their coaches’ family. His youngest son has autism and was recently diagnosed with a rare form of skin cancer. The Live Every Moment Festival will benefit local charities that have helped the Viking’s coaches’ family. They all are fantastic charities which provide their services free of charge. They are: Dochas (Help for People with Autism) in Limerick, Clare Crusaders in Clare, Healing Horse Equine Assisted Learning in Laois, and a new charity for children who have been victims of bullying, which is currently in the application stage
The Viking’s have organised a fun-filled day for 3 main groups; adults, kids and families with special needs.
- For adults, they have Flag Football tournament, zumbathons, Dress-up-in-Drag Races (yes, dressing up in women’s clothes and racing each other through obstacles for charity!), evening entertainment and much more.
- For kids, there will be flag football camps, zumabthons, bouncy castles, art competitions and more. All of the children’s LEM events are suitable for kids with special needs to participate along with other kids who may or may not have special needs. It will be a day where children can just be children and won’t be branded by their disability
- For parents of children with special needs, there will be seminars and workshops on free services and support systems which are available to them. These seminars/workshops may give parents valuable information and training which could help them for years to come.
Support for the Viking’s Live Every moment Festival so far has been phenomenal. Zumba instructors, reffing officials, local business (the list goes on) have gotten on board for the Live Every Moment Festival– all of them happy to help out for some great causes.
The event is featured on The Gathering Website, Limerick.ie and www.ilovelimerick.com. Radio interviews have been organised with Spin SW, Clare FM and Limerick’s Live 95fm.
On the day promotions will include Limerick’s Live 95fm broadcasting live from the event and celebrity appearances from members of the Triple Crown and Grand Slam winning Irish Women’s Rugby team. The Vikings will continue to promote the Live Every Moment Festival in their community, by submitting full press releases to local newspapers, poster distributions and launching events being the next steps forward.