Welcome to the Ross Nugent Foundation Website. Here you will find information about an amazing person called Ross Nugent, his battle with a rare form of cancer called Ewings Sarcoma & the promise that he made to his Mother to raise funds for hospital equipment in order to make life more comfortable for patients, visiting relations & the nursing staff, this is our story...
WELCOME
Ross was a fun loving 18 year old who loved nothing more then the company of his family and friends. Ross loved to make people laugh and this was one of the reasons why so many people simply enjoyed his company.
Ross was passionate about music and had a great ear for songs and music of all types. He consistently found songs long before they became popular. Many of his friends would ask him to put together music for their parties and this was something that he loved to do.
One of Ross’s many talents was drawing and he loved to sketch for his own enjoyment and even created drawings for some of his friends as gifts.
The space on this page is not enough to allow us to tell you of Ross’s many gifts and talents. We will try, over the following pages, to give you some idea of how Ross Nugent touched those who knew him and, through others, even those who didn’t.
Today we still hear stories of things that Ross did for people. It was never in his personality to tell us what he did and how he helped others. He simply did it because that is what came naturally to him.
Ross touched many people during his 18 years in this world and continues to touch people although he departed from us in May 2010.
It was Ross’s wish that funds should be raised to buy equipment for St. Clare’s Oncology Ward in Beaumont Hospital. He wanted to make life easier and more comfortable for the patients, visiting relations and nursing staff.
The Ross Nugent Foundation was set up in his name to carry out his promise.
NEWS & UPCOMING EVENTS
The Ross Nugent Foundation has now been registered with MyCharity.ie. This is another option for donating in addition to PayPal.
Why not run, jog, walk or crawl this year's Flora Women's Mini Marathon on Bank Holiday Monday, 4th June 2012, for the Ross Nugent Foundation? Register online at www.florawomensminimarathon.ie or through The Evening Herald on Wednesdays and Saturdays. Register now and there will be more details to follow.
Please contact rossnugentfoundation.ie for t-shirts and sponsorship cards.
Tickets are now on sale for the Ross Nugent Foundation Gala Dinner, marking Ross's second anniversary. It promises to be a great night with tickets at €65 (€50 for students) including drinks reception, four course dinner (with a choice of six main courses), wine at your table and entertainment from the fabulous Siam house band.
Please go to Events Page to read more.
Racing at Leopardstown on Sunday 13th May features Derrinstown Derby Trial Family Day. This is the second action-packed Family Fun Raceday, an association of Leopardstown Racecourse and the Ross Nugent Foundation. Please see Leopardstown.com/whatson for more details of the event.
Thank you to DITSU who organised their RAG Week in support of the Ross Nugent Foundation. Each day saw a different amazing event and the Foundation would like to thank everyone who was involved.
Please go to Events Page to read more.
A Fashion Show for the Ross Nugent Foundation was held in The Wright Venue on Saturday 24th March. It was a fantastic event that was hugely enjoyed by all.
A massive thank you to Lisa Brady, Sam Hopkins and Ross's Dad Don who worked tirelessly to produce an amazing night.
Please see the Gallery page for photos from the event.
Leopardstown Racecourse hosted its first ever student race day on Wednesday 28th March 2012 with title sponsor SPIN 1038. DIT will be kindly raised funds for the Ross Nugent Foundation and The 5th race, "Race for Ross", was be dedicated to Ross's name and his memory.
The Ross Nugent Foundation handicap resulted in 50-1. Congratulations to the winning horse Mayham Freddie.
Thank you to everyone who supported the day and made it so successful.
Photos coming soon.
Rag for Ross
Thank you to DITSU for supporting the Ross Nugent Foundation in their Rag Week commencing Monday 26th March 2012.
Please see DITSU.ie/rag for a full list of events.
2012 Fashion Show
Fashion Show 2012, in aid of the Ross Nugent Foundation, will take place in The Wright Venue on Saturday the 24th of March 2012.
For tickets please visit www.eventelephant.com/rnfashionshow
Thank you to all in Hume Class.
Thank you to Mr. P. Cummings and all in Hume Class at Donabate Community College for their wonderful fundraising event and for the presentation of a cheque for over €1,300 to the Ross Nugent Foundation. These much needed funds will be put towards purchasing more equipment for oncology wards in hospitals.
Please see the Gallery page for photos.
12 hour Web show Live on BlogTV
On Saturday 25th February BriBry (Brian Reilly), Hudson Taylor (Harry & Alfie), Orla Gartland and many more had a 12 hour web show live on BlogTV and over €1,000 has been donated to the Ross Nugent Foundation.
A huge thank you to all who participated and donated.
On Thursday 26th January 2012, Beaumont Hospital opened its new Day Oncology Unit. The Ross Nugent Foundation is proud to have supplied ten new Bionic Therapy chairs to the facility.
January 2012
DIT Student Union
The Ross Nugent Foundation is delighted to be nominated as the Dublin Institute of Technology's Student Union Charity for this Year.
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DONATE
You can make a secure donation through PayPal* to The Ross Nugent Foundation by clicking on the donate button.
*You do not have to have a paypal account to make a secure donation through PayPal.
OUR FOUNDATION
Fundraising
Fundraising is an important aspect of The Ross Nugent Foundation, as we rely on your generous donations to enable us to raise funds for the Oncology Wards in Beaumont Hospital.
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Our Mission
Our Mission is to raise awareness by organising fundraising events for The Oncology Wards in Beaumont Hospital & other hospitals.
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