Actress and LauraLynn Ambassador, Nicola Coughlan, has raffled off her Season 3 Derry Girl’s Wrap Jacket and has raised an incredible €22,197 for LauraLynn
LauraLynn Ambassador and Derry Girls’ star, Nicola Coughlan, who plays Clare Devlin in the Channel 4 hit show, has raised an incredible €22,197 for LauraLynn by raffling off a special piece of Derry Girl’s memorabilia.
Hundreds of people from all over the world bought tickets, helping LauraLynn to raise awareness and funds during Children’s Hospice Week. The lucky winner was Mel Corrigan who has said she is ‘absolutely delighted’ to have won this special piece.
LauraLynn would like to thank everyone who bought tickets and supported the raffle. All funds raised will go directly to caring for children with life-limiting conditions and their families across Ireland who rely on LauraLynn’s services. LauraLynn would also like to say a huge thank you to Nicola, and CEO Kerry McLaverty said;
‘’We are completely blown away by the response to this raffle and we really cannot thank our amazing Ambassador, Nicola, enough. Nicola’s support for LauraLynn is so incredible and by donating this special jacket, she has not only raised incredible funds but she has also helped us raise awareness for our services, highlighting the importance of children’s hospice care during our biggest campaign of the year, Children’s Hospice Week. Thank you again to Nicola for using her platform to make this happen and thanks to all who entered. Huge congrats to our lucky winner, Mel!’’.
LauraLynn Ambassador, Nicola, said; ''I am so thrilled with the reaction to this raffle and I am honoured to be able to help LauraLynn raise funds and awareness for the incredible work they do. I cannot believe we have raised over €22k, it is amazing! Thank you to everyone who bought tickets and helped us to raise that amount. I am delighted that these funds will have such an impact, an impact I have seen first-hand, on the children and families who avail of LauraLynn’s services and supports. Congratulations to the winner, Mel, I hope the jacket brings you lots of joy and happiness.''
