17/10/2025
💚 Community Pulls Together: £5,000 Raised for Royal Victoria Hospital ICU 💚
We at AES always believed that strength lies in community, and over the past few months, that belief has never rung truer. Following a traumatically life changing event when our dear colleague and friend Daniel Donnelly suffered a sudden brain aneurysm and was rushed to the Royal Victoria Hospital ICU, our entire AES family alongside friends, families and our local community came together with one shared goal: to give back to the incredible team that saved Daniel’s life.
From the sponsored walk, community raffle and an outpouring of local donations we are beyond proud to announce that together we raised an amazing £5,000 in support of the Royal Victoria Hospital ICU.
This achievement goes far beyond the money raised, at its core is gratitude, togetherness and hope. From every step walked, every raffle ticket bought, every donation made, was a gesture of care, love and appreciation for the family, friends, nurses, sisters and doctors whose dedication and compassion guided Daniel through the darkest of days. And thanks to all their hard work and continuing efforts; he continues to make remarkable progress on his road to recovery, a true testament to the power of care and community.
We would like to extend our heartfelt thanks to everyone who made this possible:
🌟 Family, Friends & Local Supporters – your care and generosity has been overwhelming
🏆 Benburb Road Bowls Club – to all members and club supporters “including the Mayor of Benburb – John Kernan” & “best dressed assistant Pearse Donnelly”
🥂 The Bottle of Benburb - all staff and patrons
🎳 Tullysaran Road Bowls Club – to all members and club supporters
🏐 O'Connells GAC Tullysaran – to all staff, team members and supporters – and on another note, Congratulation to the Under 13’s for reaching the Camogie Final
🏨 Leonardo Hotel Belfast – for their incredible raffle donation of a Valentine’s Weekend Stay (February 2026) - Congratulation to the winner Stephen McKenna
🏃 Sponsored Walk 13.1miles – Nicola Anderson & Paul Mcgeown for every step they took
💙 Royal Victoria Hospital ICU - to the Staff, Sisters and Nurses, thank you for everything you do every single day, there are no words big enough
From all of us at AES — thank you for standing with us, for walking beside us and for showing what true community spirit looks like.
Here’s to continued recovery, resilience and remembering that when we come together, we can make something truly powerful happen. 💚
