Here are some fantastic efforts that have been undertaken by some of Mark's supporters!

11th August 2012:  A huge thank you to William Irwin who arranged the Velvet Strand race in aid of The Mark Pollock Trust and the RNLI lifeboats. It was a great race including surfskis, SUPs, sea kayaks and rowing boats on a course from Portmarnock to Malahide. 

22nd July 2012:  Steven Moody competed in the Antwerp 70.3 ( a half iron man ) which consisted of  1900 metre swim, a 90km cycle and a 21km run. Not only this, he did it in some style qualifying for the Las Vegas World championships in September! Thanks to all those who sponsored Steven and best of luck in Las Vegas!

7th July 2012:  Our youngest fundraisers to date outside of the run last November Conor (5)  and Ella (4) took part in the Kids Mobile Marathon in Clontarf and raised great funds in the process. They had a fantastic day that was run in tandem with the Clontarf adults event. To compete on the day they had to have run 4okm before hand and 2.1km on the day. Conor and Ella have already started looking for their next event to help Mark in!

1st July2012: A In true Pollock style Fergus Barry and David Killen competed in the Austrian Iron  man. An Iron man consists of a 3.86km swim, followed by a 180km bike ride, and then the little challenge of running  a full marathon (42.2km), all without a break! Both were extremely competitive and finished the event in just over 10 and a half hours. They raised great funds in the process so huge thanks to them, and also to everyone who sponsored them.

16th June 2012: A truly exhilerating night is the only way to describe the Zumbathon in the Odyssey arena.Hypnotic Latin beats had everybody up on their feet. It was Northern Ireland's biggest ever Zumbathon and took an amazing amount of effort and energy to organise. A huge thank you to all involved including the Odyssey Arena and the Belfast Trojans who helped advertise the event with their fantastic videos. However, our biggest thanks are for Julie McCartney, Kylie McElkerney and Louise Doyle, pictured, who were simply amazing. Fantastic funds were raised from the event.

8th/9th June 2012: A two day effort to climb the four highest peaks of Ireland including travel time between each one. The route was: Slieve Donard, Down - Lugnaquilla, Wexford - Mweelrea, Mayo - Carrauntoohil, Kerry. Everyone was pretty sore on Monday but a fantastic achievement from Ben, Rachel, James, Felix, Vidnny, David and the amazing driver Padraig! 

10th/11th May 2012: This show was made a reality on the 10th and 11th May and can only described as an amazing success. It had fantastic singing, hilarious comedy and was a hugely enjoyable show on both nights. From everyone involved with the Trust a huge thanks, we know how much rehearsing went into the event to make it become the success it was. Special thanks to Laura, Paul, Ian, Catherine, Colin and Liz.

April 2012:   Throughout the month of April we had numerous volunteers who held Cheese and Wine do's across the length and breadth of the country, as well as abroad.Thanks to all who hosted and to all who attended. It seems everyone had a great time and there were great funds raised. 

31st March 2012:   TAll the way In far-flung Melbourne four men decided to take on a challenge.Andy Killen, David McGoldrick, David (Dotsy) Waters and Rory Nolan are taking part in the Tough Mudder event on Philip Island, just outside Melbourne, on the 31st March 2012. Tough Mudder events are hardcore 20km obstacle courses designed by British Special Forces to test your all around strength, stamina, mental grit, and camaraderie. Obstacles included running through running through mud, fire, ice, electric shocks, 3 meter walls, barbed wire, and skull a few beers at the finish line...  All lived to tell the tale!

30th March 2012:   Thank you to five the Msc Project Management students from Michael Smurfitt business school who held a fantastic table quiz in the Garda club. There was a great turn out, everybody thoroughly enjoyed themselves and there were some fantastic prizes won through general knowledge and a raffle! Thank you to all who turned out. Pictured is Jamie, one of the main organisers.

10th March 2012:   Many thanks to Ronan, Kevin and Denis who undertook an amazing adventure along with a number of others and negotiated their way through Wicklow National Park. While there are stories of people getting lost and very tired bodies it was a fantastic event and everybody truly enjoyed themselves.

9th March 2012: Many thanks to Siobhan O'Brien who organised and held a marathon swim relay. The energetic bunch managed to swim 70 kilometres between them while raising great funds and even partied afterwards! Mark dropped in to cheer them on before they hung up their goggles.  Siobhan's swimming club NAC Masters also donated funds to  the Trust and we are very thankful for all their efforts and support.

26th November 2011:Avoca pub in Blackrock was entertained by the amazing cover band Duvet. The 11 piece band went through a full repertoir of music and left everybody dancing the night away. A raffle added further funds to the coffers amd we are grateful to Duvet and to all who helped out on the night.

27th October 2011:Tiffany Brien and Keith McCracken took part in an 8 week White Collar Boxing Event culminating in a fight in the Europa Hotel on 27th October 2011 in support of Mark. Keith claimed "this is way outside my comfort zone" He updated us on keithmccracken,posterous.com which is well worth a read. They both raised an incredible amount of money and lived to tell the tale!

24th October 2011: 19 pupils from Templeboy National School in Sligo aged between 8 and 12, held a bake sale, ranging from biscuits to pizza and everything in between. They raised an amazing amount of money and we would like to thank all of them along with their teacher Ms Helen Kelly.

 25th September 2011: Aoife O'Brien competed in the Berlin Marathon in aid of the Mark Pollock Trust. She raised a fantastic amount of money and it was greatly appreciated. Many thanks to all her sponsors who were very generous to the cause.

 25th September 2011: Kieran Harten and Simon Hatch attempted and completed The Hever Castle Olympic Distance Triathlon on September 25th. That's a 1.5km swim, 40km bike ride and 10km run. In their own words " As neither of us have attempted anything above a sprint distance triathlon before and training hasn't exactly been extensive, we are relying on ignorance and a good tail wind on the day to get us through. "  And they did it, while raising great funds for the Trust. Many thanks to you both and all your sponsors. Simon is far left, Kieran, 2nd from right.

 17th September 2011: On the 17th September, Gavin Maguire competed in the Nokia Coast to Coast Challenge to raise as much money as possible for the Mark Pollock Trust. 

The Nokia Coast to Coast Challenge is a pretty gruelling one day event across the Scottish Highlands from Nairn to Loch Leven, as follows:

• Trek/Run - 7 miles (5 miles off-road) 
• Road Cycle - 48 miles 
• Mini Kayak & Run - 2 miles max 
• Off-Road & Road Cycle - 33 miles (16 miles off-road) 
• Trek/Run - 14 miles (12 miles off-road) 
• Kayak - 1 mile 
• Short run to finish line 

TOTAL JOURNEY - 105 miles

He raised a fantastic amount for the Trust and lived to tell the tail. We know this as we spoke to him afterwards. Thanks again Gavin and to all the people who kindly donated

17th September 2011:Three of Marks former colleagues from Distilled Media , Diego, Paul and Ciaran recently had a collective fit of madness as they said themselves!  - we decided to get out from behind our computer screens, leave our sedentary lives behind and enroll in the Dublin Half Marathon. They ran in the Dublin marathon in aid of the Trust and far exceeded the amount they expected to raise. Thanks to you all and all you kind sponsors.

15th September 2011: Pauline, Tara, Jenny and Kim from Atlas Communications (NI) Ltd  took their lives in their hands when they threw themselves out of an airplane in aid of the Trust. Not only have they raised money through this event but for this financial year they very much hope to raise a substantial amout of money for the Trust through  various other events they are going to run through the year. Pauline who is a member of  Ards Rugby Club on 20^th August 2011 held a BBQ which also raised great funds. Thank you all so much and to all your sponsors

September 11th 2011 Clara Thornton, Sarah Cuddy, Kate English and Claire Coburn began to climb Mount Kilimanjaro in Tanzania. Mount Kilimanjaro is Africa's tallest mountain at 19,340 feet (5,895 meters), and is the world's highest free standing mountain. The climb took eight days to complete. 
The four girls have been involved in the sport of rowing for many years and as a result,they decided to use their climb to raise money for their fellow ex-rower, Mark  
They completely self-funded the cost of the trip and theirselves so every single penny raised went to the Trust. They all got back safely! Many thanks to Clara, Sarah, Kate and Claire and to all their kind sponsors.

August 20th 2011: Gordon and Tim undertook the Gaelfroce West 2011 in order to raise funds for the Trust. They underwent a gruelling challenge and even though Gordon's slagging of Tim on their mycharity fundraising page didn't go unnoticed, they both completed it and raised great funds for the Trust. Thanks to you both and to all your kind sponsors.  

July 30th/31st 2011: Anna Byrne undertook a 24-hour blogathon, blogging every 30 minutes for 24 hours,  from 2pm Irish time on Saturday to 2pm on Sunday. The blog is located here: http://annabyrne.wordpress.com/ and towards the end Anna was blogging about anything and everything! Definitely worth a look! Thanks Anna and to all your sponsors.

 July 10th 2011:John Grint and Landy Slattery completed the Maldon triathlon in Essex. It involved a 750m swim, a 25km cycle and 9km mixed terrain run which they both had no problem doing! In the process they raised great funds for the Mark Pollock Trust. Thanks guys!

July 2nd 2011: Brian Collins, from Shannon Rowing Club,  bravely undertook a 24 hour Mizen to Malin Head cycle challenge for the Mark Pollock Trust on July 2nd. The route covered 367 miles and included a number of stops including Millstreet, Nenagh, Drumlish, and Killen along the way as Brian attempted to reach Malin Head by early evening on July 3rd! Thank you so much Brian and to all your kind Sponsors.