Month: January 2015

Open Meeting – JH1, 7:30pm, Feb 3rd 2015

Posted on by
GC 2015 (AKA the best weekend of the year!!) is  getting ever closer, and as part of the preparations, our next open meeting will take place at 7:30pm on Tuesday February 3rd.
This meeting is aimed at all collectors and cyclists, and will consist primarily of an information night, but is also a great way to get to know the people you have been, and will be, cycling with off the bike – people look different without lycra, believe it or not, and it’ll be street clothes for Galway on the Saturday.  All are welcome and encouraged to attend, whether you’ve registered for the first time, have yet to decide to take the plunge (do it!), or have 20+ cycles under your belt already!  In the case that you’re on the fence still, this would be a great time to talk to people about the weekend itself, and convince yourself (as if it were needed) that you should be coming along!  It’s also a great way to talk to people about ideas for fundraising, and all other aspects of the cycle and the weekend.
The meeting will be chaired by Therese Lynn (this year’s president), and a rough agenda for the evening is below:
  • Roxy will speak about training, both so far and what is to come
  • Rose Phelan will present on behalf of Irish Guide Dogs about the Assistance Dog Programme.
  • All participants will also get a free Irish Guide Dogs Calendar!!
  • There will be pizza for students from 7pm
So make sure to come along and meet your GC compatriots, as well as a reminder of why you’re cycling 400km (or supporting it if you’re a collector!)

MyCharity.ie – A How-to Guide!

Posted on by

Hi All,

Now that the cyclists have started their training for the 2015 Galway Cycle, it’s a good time for everyone to get prepared for fundraising!  One thing that many people find useful is fundraising through mycharity.ie.  This is a great way for people to sponsor you that you might not see face to face, as well as raising awareness through social media about both the event and the charity.

  1. Create an account or sign in with facebook on mycharity https://www.mycharity.ie/account_login.php
  2. In “Quick Search” choose “Create a Fundraising Page”
  3. Click “Create Page”
  4. Choose “Irish Guide Dogs for the Blind” as the charity by clicking on the “Animals” icon
  5. Choose “Sporting Event”
  6. Enter the date of the Galway Cycle “27-Mar-2015”
  7. Type your chosen page name in the small box on the right hand side of the page as the Galway Cycle will not be listed
  8. Choose “2 months” as the duration to accept donations after the event.  This will bring you to your personalised fundraising page. Change the details as you wish.
  9. MOST IMPORTANT : In  the “Event” title choose “Maynooth Students for charity Galway Cycle” from the dropdown options. Just click the list and type Maynooth and it will be the first highlighted option.
  10. This will link all your fundraising to the centralised Galway Cycle event which is linked to the Irish Guide Dogs.
Add a message to thank those who sponsor you and SHARE your page so that people can sponsor you for taking part in Galway Cycle 2015.
Hurray!