Here are some fantastic efforts that have been undertaken by some of Mark's supporters!

27th October 2011: Tiffany Brien and Keith McCracken took part in an 8 week White Collar Boxing event culminating in a fight in the Europa Hotel on the 27th October 2011 in support of Mark. Keith claimed" this is way outside my comfort zone" He kept an update on keithmccracken.posterous.com which is well worth a read. They both raised an incredible amount of money and lived to tell the tale!

24th October 2011: 19 pupils from Templeboy National School in Sligo aged between 8 and 12, held a bake sale, ranging from biscuits to pizza and everything in between. They raised an amazing amount of money and we would like to thank all of them along with their teacher Ms Helen Kelly.

 25th September 2011: Aoife O'Brien competed in the Berlin Marathon in aid of the Mark Pollock Trust. She raised a fantastic amount of money and it was greatly appreciated. Many thanks to all her sponsors who were very generous to the cause.

 25th September 2011: Kieran Harten and Simon Hatch attempted and completed The Hever Castle Olympic Distance Triathlon on September 25th. That's a 1.5km swim, 40km bike ride and 10km run. In their own words " As neither of us have attempted anything above a sprint distance triathlon before and training hasn't exactly been extensive, we are relying on ignorance and a good tail wind on the day to get us through. "  And they did it, while raising great funds for the Trust. Many thanks to you both and all your sponsors. Simon is far left, Kieran, 2nd from right.

 17th September 2011: On the 17th September, Gavin Maguire competed in the Nokia Coast to Coast Challenge to raise as much money as possible for the Mark Pollock Trust. 

The Nokia Coast to Coast Challenge is a pretty gruelling one day event across the Scottish Highlands from Nairn to Loch Leven, as follows:

• Trek/Run - 7 miles (5 miles off-road) 
• Road Cycle - 48 miles 
• Mini Kayak & Run - 2 miles max 
• Off-Road & Road Cycle - 33 miles (16 miles off-road) 
• Trek/Run - 14 miles (12 miles off-road) 
• Kayak - 1 mile 
• Short run to finish line 

TOTAL JOURNEY - 105 miles

He raised a fantastic amount for the Trust and lived to tell the tail. We know this as we spoke to him afterwards. Thanks again Gavin and to all the people who kindly donated

17th September 2011:Three of Marks former colleagues from Distilled Media , Diego, Paul and Ciaran recently had a collective fit of madness as they said themselves!  - we decided to get out from behind our computer screens, leave our sedentary lives behind and enroll in the Dublin Half Marathon. They ran in the Dublin marathon in aid of the Trust and far exceeded the amount they expected to raise. Thanks to you all and all you kind sponsors.

15th September 2011: Pauline, Tara, Jenny and Kim from Atlas Communications (NI) Ltd  took their lives in their hands when they threw themselves out of an airplane in aid of the Trust. Not only have they raised money through this event but for this financial year they very much hope to raise a substantial amout of money for the Trust through  various other events they are going to run through the year. Pauline who is a member of  Ards Rugby Club on 20^th August 2011 held a BBQ which also raised great funds. Thank you all so much and to all your sponsors

September 11th 2011 Clara Thornton, Sarah Cuddy, Kate English and Claire Coburn began to climb Mount Kilimanjaro in Tanzania. Mount Kilimanjaro is Africa's tallest mountain at 19,340 feet (5,895 meters), and is the world's highest free standing mountain. The climb took eight days to complete. 
The four girls have been involved in the sport of rowing for many years and as a result,they decided to use their climb to raise money for their fellow ex-rower, Mark  
They completely self-funded the cost of the trip and theirselves so every single penny raised went to the Trust. They all got back safely! Many thanks to Clara, Sarah, Kate and Claire and to all their kind sponsors.

August 20th 2011: Gordon and Tim undertook the Gaelfroce West 2011 in order to raise funds for the Trust. They underwent a gruelling challenge and even though Gordon's slagging of Tim on their mycharity fundraising page didn't go unnoticed, they both completed it and raised great funds for the Trust. Thanks to you both and to all your kind sponsors.  

July 30th/31st 2011: Anna Byrne undertook a 24-hour blogathon, blogging every 30 minutes for 24 hours,  from 2pm Irish time on Saturday to 2pm on Sunday. The blog is located here: http://annabyrne.wordpress.com/ and towards the end Anna was blogging about anything and everything! Definitely worth a look! Thanks Anna and to all your sponsors.

 July 10th 2011:John Grint and Landy Slattery completed the Maldon triathlon in Essex. It involved a 750m swim, a 25km cycle and 9km mixed terrain run which they both had no problem doing! In the process they raised great funds for the Mark Pollock Trust. Thanks guys!

July 2nd 2011: Brian Collins, from Shannon Rowing Club,  bravely undertook a 24 hour Mizen to Malin Head cycle challenge for the Mark Pollock Trust on July 2nd. The route covered 367 miles and included a number of stops including Millstreet, Nenagh, Drumlish, and Killen along the way as Brian attempted to reach Malin Head by early evening on July 3rd! Thank you so much Brian and to all your kind Sponsors.