Blog Articles, tagged with: Kids

Ambassador’s Visit to Clondulane National School

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During November, Ciaran, William and Angela, three members of the Fermoy Branch of MS, visited Clondulane National School to tell them about the MS READaTHON.  The three ambassadors spoke to the students of the school, from 1st – 6th class, to explain to them what multiple sclerosis is...

Published by MS READaTHON Team on Thursday December 20 2012 12:26 PM

TRTE Elev8 announce Great Prize Draw Winners...

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Today, our friends over at TRTE announced the winners of the MS READaTHON 2012 great prize draw ... Who are the lucky winners??? 1st Place – Winner of a SONY NEX Compact SLR Camera: Thomas Mann from Saint Patrick’s BNS, Lombard Street, County Galway 2nd Place – Winner o...

Published by MS IRELAND on Tuesday December 18 2012 06:00 PM

Well done Athleague N.S.

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Students from Athleague National School, Co. Roscommon who took part in the MS READaTHON 2012 raised a whooping €630!! At a special presentation, students presented our ambassador, Margaret Ryan with a huge cheque.. Margaret thanked pupils for helping peo...

Published by MS READaTHON Team on Thursday December 13 2012 06:34 PM

More MS Video Stories!

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Meet Gareth and Anne-Marie, two people living with Multiple Sclerosis in Ireland.   Gareth and Anne-Marie were kind enough to share their experience of Multiple Sclerosis with us, through our ‘Living With MS’ video series, where people from different walks of life explain the im...

Published by MS READaTHON Team on Monday December 03 2012 04:21 PM

It’s a Wrap!

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We can't quite believe it here in MS READaTHON HQ, but this year’s remarkable, reading and raising event has drawn to a close!!! It’s been an absolutely amazing year for us at MS READaTHON HQ. Over 550 schools signed up to take part, which we are astounded by!  This year was ou...

Published by MS READaTHON Team on Thursday November 29 2012 12:39 PM

46 Books and Counting: Guest Blog from Lúí!

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 Hi Everybody! Thank you for sponsoring me. I read 46 books and collected €145. I have listed all my books below but here are my three favourite books: 1. Captain Underpants and The Terrifying Return of Tippy Tinkle-Trousers. The story is long and very interesting. George and Harold t...

Published by MS READaTHON Team on Wednesday November 14 2012 12:00 PM

Guest Blog from Megan!

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Hi Everybody!  This week I read some really good books: Back Home by Michelle Magorian (she also wrote Goodnight Mister Tom which is a classic). I read 5 children and It by Edith Nesbit because I loved 4 children and it by Jacqueline Wilson! I had a pretty hectic week and got lots of homew...

Published by MS READaTHON Team on Tuesday November 13 2012 02:24 PM

The MS READaTHON survey results are in: We are a Nation of Bookworms!

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At the beginning of the reading period, here at MS READaTHON HQ we decided we needed to find out about the reading habits of our dedicated MS READaTHONers, with some surprising results!! MS READaTHON ‘reading’ survey reveals: • A nation of bookworms – two out of thre...

Published by MS READaTHON Team on Friday November 09 2012 04:45 PM

Abigail's Update!

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Hey Guys! Ok so I'm on my 30th book! There's only a few more days until the MS Readathon is over, which I'm sad about! But there's still a lot of time left to read books and raise money. Why don't you tell me how many books you;ve read and what was your favourite? Got to go guys! Enjoy readi...

Published by MS READaTHON Team on Friday November 09 2012 04:00 PM

Winners - Halloween Stories!!

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Over the mid-term, here at MS READaTHON we decided we needed some terrifying tales, so we asked our very imaginative MS READaTHONers to scare us with their own horrid Halloween stories! We’ve picked the three best stories, and their authors each get a signed copy of Marissa Mackle’s ...

Published by MS READaTHON Team on Friday November 09 2012 11:27 AM