Summer fundraising event to take place at Ballinrobe shop

Local Mayo store, MACE Ballinrobe, are inviting the local community to a summer fundraising event at their store to raise money for MACE’s charity partner Debra on Friday, July 18.

This forecourt store includes Insomnia coffee, ice cream, a hot and cold for food sake deli with seating, extensive grocery range, freshly baked bread and cakes, the MACE Right Options Range, Deposit Return Scheme machine and full off-licence. 

The event is scheduled to take place from 3-5pm on Friday July 18 and there will be plenty to keep all ages entertained with Mid West Radio live broadcasting from store, traditional Irish dancing group, face painting, food sampling as well as a charity spin the wheel raffle with ticket sales and other instore offers in aid of Debra, the Butterfly Skin charity. 

Debra is dedicated to transforming the lives of people living with Epidermolysis Bullosa (EB), caring for someone with EB, or bereaved by EB, through care, research and advocacy. EB is an incurable and painful genetic skin condition, also known as ‘Butterfly Skin’, as the skin of people with EB breaks and tears at the slightest touch.

Store owner Dermot Fallon said: “We would like to thank our customers for their fantastic support over the past year since our last summer event and we are looking forward to welcoming everyone on the 18. Our store is focused on providing top service and fresh food to the local community and supporting our charity partners at Debra.”

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