Zip into action for premature babies

TINYLIFE, Northern Ireland’s premature and vulnerable baby charity are urging the people of Ballymena to zip into action to raise much needed funds for the families of babies who are born too soon.
By The Newsroom
Published 31st Mar 2012, 13:40 BST

The zipline event, which will take place on Saturday, June 16 will be an exhilarating challenge, not for the faint hearted. Participants will be lifted 100ft off ground in a crane. They will then be harnessed onto a zip line and will zip 1000ft down the wire and over Belfast Lough.

Kimberly Hill, a member of the Friends of TinyLife Fundraising Group is fronting a recruitment campaign to encourage local people to get involved in the zipline event and raise vital funds for TinyLife.

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Kimberly said: ‘I know from personal experience having a premature baby can be demanding, my son Jonathan was born at 29 weeks, weighing 3lb 2.5 oz. Thankfully today he is a healthy 19 year old. TinyLife is an amazing charity that exists to ease the pressures on the parents of premature babies - I would urge you to take up the Zipline Challenge, it really is one of those things you should try at least once in your life!’.

Valerie Cromie, Fundraising Manager for TinyLife added: ‘Every day in Northern Ireland 7 babies are born too soon, some will arrive as early as 24 weeks and weigh as little as 1lb! The zipline is an amazing way to get a birds’ eye view of Belfast.

Places are limited, anyone interested in signing up for the challenge should contact TinyLife on 02890 815050 or email [email protected]. Each participant is asked to pay an entry fee of £35 and raise a minimum of £100 sponsorship.

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