Bake off for Marymount

If you’re in transition year (TY), you can earn a prize and do something for a great charity simply by doing a bit of baking or brewing! Catherine Fulvio is encouraging TY students in Cork to get brewing and baking in support of Marymount University Hospital & Hospice. It’s all part of Together for Hospice’s biggest fundraiser.

The event takes place nationally on 26 September and raises funds for hospice and homecare services across Ireland. The celebrity chef recently launched Bewley’s Big Coffee Morning for Hospice. There is a real sweetener for students in Cork to organise one in their school - two free places are up for grabs on Catherine’s 13 week TY online cookery course plus a cash prize of €250 for the winning school. “There is a lot of momentum in TY to understand about charities and giving back,” she said. “No matter what happens in life, most of us know someone who has been in a hospice; it brings great comfort to the family and a patient to have a hospice to care for them.” She told how her mother Mary received hospice care before her death in 1998. “We were very grateful to have them to help us and give us quality time with our mum. It took the pressure off a lot.” To be in with a chance of winning two places on the TY course, plus a €250 cash prize for your class or school, TY classes in Cork need to register their coffee morning on https://www.hospicecoffeemorning.ie/register-today/ or contact their local hospice. Any TY class that returns the proceeds of their event before 29 November will be entered into the draw. Terms and conditions of the competition can be found at https://www.hospicecoffeemorning.ie/competition-2024-calling-all-transition-year-classes/.