These Boots were made for walking!

Boots Ireland today launched their fifth annual Boots Night Walks for Night Nurses in association with the Irish Cancer Society. The Meath Night Walk will take place in Navan on Sunday 27th August. 

Cancer survivor and ambassador for the Boots Night Walks, Louise McSharry, is encouraging people across Ireland to help Boots raise much needed funds for the Irish Cancer Society's Night Nursing Service. This wonderful service offers free end of life care to cancer patients across Ireland allowing them to remain in their own homes, surrounded by family and friends during what can be a difficult and anxious time in their lives.

To help Boots raise the much needed funds for the Night Nursing service, Boots will have Honour Tags on sale in Boots stores nationwide for €2. Customers can purchase a tag in honour of someone who has survived or passed away from cancer. One metre will be walked in honour of that person and the tags are brought from each store across Ireland to their local night walk. The front of the tag allows for the name of the individual with space on the back for a personal message.

Ambassador Louise McSharry said, “It's such an honour to be an ambassador for the Boots Night Walks campaign in aid of the Irish Cancer Society's Night Nursing service for the second year in a row. For many patients and their families across the country, the night nursing service has, and will continue to provide them with comfort knowing that they are cared for throughout what can be one of the most difficult times in a family's life. The Irish Cancer Society provides vital services for people living with cancer, and without support from companies like Boots and people around Ireland they simply would not be able to continue.â€

Boots Ireland is in their fifth year of partnership with the Irish Cancer Society and the aim of the partnership is to increase awareness, promote prevention and support people living with cancer in Ireland. To date Boots has raised over €1,100,000 for the Irish Cancer Society in the partnership, equating to over 3,140 nights of night nursing care.

Mary Ferns, Night Nursing Manager, Irish Cancer Society said, “Over the years of this partnership, the support that Boot's Ireland's customers and colleagues have shown the Irish Cancer Society's Night Nursing service is overwhelming. Their funding has made a huge impact on the lives of thousands of Irish people suffering with cancer each year. Boots fundraising activity will help ensure that we can continue to provide our vital night nursing service to those that need it. I would encourage everyone to visit their local Boots store to purchase Honour Tags and help support the ‘Boots Night Walk for Night Nurses' in their local area.â€

Martha Ryan, Head of HR, Boots Ireland, said, “Each year Boots Ireland staff look forward to the Boots Night Walks. A variety of fundraising events take place throughout the year in our stores, but the Night Walks are the largest single fundraising event of the year with our colleagues across the country coming together to show their support for the Night Nursing service. Cancer affects the lives of so many people so supporting this initiative has real meaning for us and we want to continue to help make a difference to the lives of people affected by cancer. 

For more information on the Boots Night Walks for Night Nurses visit your local Boots Ireland store.

Regional locations and dates 

Date                                                      Place

10th Aug                                                Cavan

11th Aug                                                Mitchelstown

12th Aug                                                Ennis

13th Aug                                                Galway

14th Aug                                                Limerick

14th Aug                                                Killarney

14th Aug                                                Drogheda

15th Aug                                                Greystones

15th Aug                                                Gorey

15th Aug                                                Athlone

15th Aug                                                Mullingar

16th Aug                                                Bray

16th Aug                                                Cork

16th Aug                                                Longford

16th Aug                                                Sligo

16th Aug                                                Castlebar

20th Aug                                                Carrick on Shannon

21st Aug                                                Kilkenny

21st Aug                                                Naas

21st Aug                                                Newbridge

22nd Aug                                               Tullamore

22nd Aug                                               Letterkenny

23rd Aug                                               Arklow

23rd Aug                                               Monaghan

24th Aug                                                Portlaoise

25th Aug                                                Wexford

27th Aug                                                Tramore

27th Aug                                                Navan