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Drive for Dads is an annual special fundraising campaign that allows golfers and clubs across Ireland to show their support of the development of new treatments for the cancer’s affecting men. During the week around Father’s Day in June 2013 golf clubs throughout the country have signed up to add just €2 to green fees with some also holding additional Captains prize and other members competition to raise addtional funds for cancer research. We are hoping that even more golf clubs will take part this year and help us to accelerate our research programmes with additional funding.

DRIVE FOR DADS FOR YOUR CHANCE TO WIN A YEARS SUPPLY OF TITLEIST GOLF BALLS

During the campaign each of the golfers who donate their €2 will enter into a competition for the chance to win some great prizes. Campaign sponsor Titleist, #1 ball in golf, donated five separate prizes of a years supply of the best Titleist golf ball to suit each winner's game . Each winner will log on to www.Titleist.co.uk to access the the online Titleist Golf Ball Fitting Selection Tool where they were able to select the most appropriate golf ball model and reeceived a years supply of their chosen golf ball model.

Titleist prize winners for 2012:
1. Damien White, Greenore Golf Club, Greenore, County Louth
2. Ray O'Rahilly, Fota Island Resort, Fota Island, Cork.
3. Tom Delaney, Dromoland Golf & Country Club, Newmarket-on-Fergus, Co. Clare
4. Tony Murray, Lee Valley Golf Club, Ovens, Cork
5. John Murphy, Newbridge Golf Club, Co. Kildare

Lee Valley golf club, as the club which raised the highest total for Breakthrough Cancer Research during the campaign in 2012 with a staggering €910.34, were rewarded with an additional prize to raffle off between their participants. Vincent Drinan who is a member of Lee Valley golf club won this separate prize of a fitted Titleist driver from the National Fitting Centre in Carton House.

Our goal with this Drive for Dads campaign is to raise as much funds as possible during the week around Father’s Day each year, in honour of our dads, sons, husbands, brothers, uncles, friends, and grandfathers. With the enthusiastic support of golf clubs throughout Ireland, we can help find new and effective treatments for the leading cancers affecting men including lung, testicular, prostate, and stomach cancers. In 2012, Drive For Dads helped us to raise a total of over €35,000 from combined golfing events and campaigns.

Please keep an eye on www.drivefordads.ie campaign news and updates on particpating clubs.
See list below of participating golf courses in 2012:
- Abbeyleix Golf Club, Rathmoyle, Abbeyleix, Co.Laois. 057 8731450. W. Abbeyleix Golf Club
- Ashford Castle Golf Club, Cong, Co. Mayo. 094 954 6003. W: Ashford Castle
- Ballykisteen Golf Club, Limerick Junction, Co. Tipperary. 062 32117. W: Ballykisteen Golf Club
- Bantry Bay Golf Club, Bantry, Co. Cork. 027 50579. W: Bantry Bay Golf Club
- Callan Golf Club, Geraldine, Callan, Co. Kilkenny. 056 7725136. W: Callan Golf Club
- Castlemartyr Resort, Castlemartyr, Co. Cork. 021 4219001. W: Castlemartyr Resort
- Cobh Golf Club, Cobh, Co. Cork. 021 4812399. W: Cobh Golf Club
- Connemarra Golf Links, Ballyconneely, Co. Galway. 095 23502. W: Connemara Golf Links
- Dromoland Castle Golf & Country Club, New Market on Fergus, Co Clare. 061 368144. W: Dromoland Castle
- Druids Glen Resort, Woodstock House, Newtownmountkennedy, Co. Wicklow. 01 2870800. W: Druids Glen
- Enniscrone Golf Club, Enniscrone, Co. Sligo. 096 36297. W: Enniscrone Golf Club
- Fernhill Golf & Country Club, Carrigaline, Co. Cork. 021 4372226. W: Fernhill Country Club
- Fota Island Golf Club, Fota Island Resort, Co. Cork. 021 4883700. W: Fota Island Resort
- Glengarriff Golf Club, Droumgarriff, Glengarriff, Co. Cork. 027 63150. W: Glengarriff Golf Club
- Greenore Golf Club, Greenore, Co. Louth. 042 9373212. W: Greenore Golf Club
- The Island Golf Club, Corballis, Donabate, Co. Dublin. 01 8436205. W: The Island Golf Club
- Kanturk Golf Club, Fairyhill, Kanturk, Co. Cork. 029 50534. W: Kanturk Golf Club
- Killerig Golf Club, Killerig Resort, Killerig, Co. Carlow. 059 9163000. W: Killerig Golf Club
- Kilkenny Golf Club, Glendine, Kilkenny, Co. Kilkenny. 056 7765400. W: Kilkenny Golf Club
- Lee Valley Golf Club, Ovens, Co. Cork. 021 7331721. W: Lee Valley Golf Club
- Lisselan Golf Club, Lisselan Estate, Clonakilty, Co. Cork. 023 8833249 W: Lisselan Golf Club
- Macroom Golf Club, Macroom, Co. Cork. 026 41072. W: Macroom Golf Club
- Malahide Golf Club, Beechwood, The Grange, Malahide, Co. Dublin. 01 8461611. W: Malahide Golf Club
- Mitchelstown Golf Club, Gurrane, Mitchelstown, Co. Cork. 025 24072. W: Mitchelstown Golf Club
- Monkstown Golf Club, Monkstown, Cork. 021 4841376. W: Monkstown Golf Club
- Mount Bellew Golf Club, Mount Bellew, Co. Galway. 09096 79259. W: Mount Bellew Golf Club
- Mountrath Golf Club, Knockanina, Mountrath, Co. Laois. 057 8732558. W: Mountrath Golf Club
- Nenagh Golf Club, Beechwood, Nenagh, Co. Tipperary. 067 31476. W: Nenagh Golf Club
- Newbridge Golf Club, Barrettstown, Newbridge, Co. Kildare. 045 486110. W: Newbridge Golf Club
- New Ross Golf Club, Tinneranny, New Ross, Co. Wexford. 051 421433. W: New Ross Golf Club
- Portmarnock Links Golf Course, Strand Road, Portmarnock, Co. Dublin. 01 8461800. W: Portmarnock Links
- Rathbane Golf Club, Crossagalla, Co. Limerick. 061 313655. W: Rathbane Golf Club
- Rosslare Golf Club, Rosslare, Co. Wexford. 053 9132203. W: Rosslare Golf Club
- The Royal Dublin Golf Club, North Bull Island Nature Reserve, Dollymount, Dublin 3. 01 8336346. W: The Royal Dublin
- Skibbereen Golf Club, Licknavar, Skibbereen, Co. Cork. 028 21227. W: Skibbereen Golf Club
- Waterford Castle Golf Club, The Island, Co. Waterford. 051 871633. W: Waterford Castle Golf Club
- Waterville Golf Club, Waterville, Co. Kerry. 066 9474102 W: Waterville Golf Club
- Wexford Golf Club, Mulgannon, Wexford. 053 9142238. W: Wexford Golf Club
For the latest information check out:

www.drivefordads.ie
Fight For the 'Girls' this Breast Cancer Awareness Month

This October we are encouraging men and women all over Ireland to join the fight against womens cancer during Breast Cancer Awareness Month in October by taking part in our Fight for the ‘Girls’ campaign.

Fight for the ‘Girls’, calls on men to pledge their support for the girls in their lives and hopes to raise much needed funds for research into new treatments for the disease which affects thousands in Ireland each year. Women are also being encouraged to get on board to fight for their own ‘girls’.

Fun ways to Join the Fight for the ‘Girls’:
- Honey Do List - Sponsor your man to do those chores he never gets around to or is never willing to do. (Hoovering all month, No Sky Sports, Paint that wall). Brave men can nominate themselves for a loathesome task!
- Fiery women can pay up for each argument that month or why not sponsor your sister, mother or best friend to leave you off the hook for a month, or donate something to Fight for the Girls every time one of you starts an argument!
- Take part in a Mini Marathon, Tipperary and Limerick are just around the corner!
- Dare devils can be sponsored to Loop the Loop in an acrobatic plane!
- Boxing clubs and boxercise classes can host skipathons or boxathon to raise funds cancer research.
- Wear our T-Shirts and wristbands and show your support.
- Send us your photo so you can be one of our Fighting Friends! You never know who else you might see joining our campaign!