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IMMEDIATE RELEASE – Monday, 2nd March 2020Inspirational teenager taking on 290km Galway-Dublin cycle to set wheels in motion for mammoth 3-Country Challenge to raise funds for dementiaStarting challenge with 290km Galway-Dublin cycleIsle of Man native has €18,000 targetTeenager to cycle, run and walk across three countries in 12 daysA teenager from the Isle of Man, Jake Hodgson (14), will be pushing himself to the limit as he takes part in a solo 290km Galway-Dublin cycle to set the wheels in motion for an ambitious 3-Country Challenge to raise awareness and much-needed funds for The Alzheimer Society of Ireland and Alzheimer’s Societies in the UK and Dementia Care at Isle of Man Hospice, which Jake is an ambassador for.Jake, who is looking to raise €18,000, will cycle across Ireland, run 20km across the Isle of Man and walk 305km across England (over 600km in total) in just 12 days starting at 5.00am on Thursday, 2nd April with a 290km cycle from Lettermullen in Co Galway to Dublin. Jake will cycle through the night to arrive in the capital on Friday, 3rd April.Jake, who has raise over €2,200 so far, hopes to finish the entire challenge 12 days later (including travel between each country) at Robin Hood Bay, East coast of England. The teenager will be joined by friends and family members, including his Dad Craig and Mum Lisa, along the way and he is encouraging others to follow his progress on social media or make a donation online.In 2009, when Jake was just four years old, he sadly lost his Grandad to cancer which devastated Jake, especially as he was very close to his Grandad. As Jake loves the outdoors and especially walking, he was then inspired to raise money for charity while walking and since at the age of just 13 he has raised thousands for a local hospice, by walking 102 mile around the coast of the Isle of Man in just 34 hours and 207 miles across the width of England in 69 hours over nine days.All the money raised from his 3-Country Challenge will be split evenly between The Alzheimer Society of Ireland and the Alzheimer Societies in the UK and Dementia Care at Isle of Man Hospice.Jake’s charity Facebook page is: 3countrychallengeThe Just Giving page is: crowdfunding/3countrychallengeInstagram: instagram/jakesfundraisingYou Tube promotional video: or Jake’s 3 Country Challenge14-year-old Jake Hodgson said: “I don’t have any personal connection with Alzheimer’s or dementia with family, but I am aware that it is something that any of us can be affected by in life, so I would like to help others that are having to live with Alzheimer’s or dementia in whatever way I can, as one day it could be myself that also needs the help! I only have the easy part to do by just putting one foot in front of the other and keep going forwards, sadly its people with dementia, their family and friends that are in pain, so the least I – and we all – can do, is to help them in some way.”“I am doing this to raise awareness of dementia and to also raise funds for The Alzheimer Society of Ireland and other charities such as Alzheimer’s UK and Dementia care at Isle of Man Hospice. The generosity and support that I have received so far from family, friends, colleagues and members of the public has been fantastic, but I am some way off yet reaching my target amount. So would like to ask everyone for whatever support they can give me, by donating to these very worthy charities.” ENDSFor more information contact The Alzheimer Society of Ireland Communications Manager Cormac Cahill on 086 044 1214 or cormac.cahill@alzheimer.ie About The Alzheimer Society of Ireland (ASI):The ASI is the national leader in understanding and providing dementia-specific supports and services. With a national network of over 120 specialist services, 900 staff and 300 volunteers, each year they provide almost 900,000 hours of community-based, dementia-specific care throughout Ireland. For more information see alzheimer.ie. Helpline:The Alzheimer Society of Ireland National Helpline is open six days a week Monday to Friday 10am–5pm and Saturday 10am–4pm on 1800 341 341.Website:?alzheimer.ie?ABOUT DEMENTIA? The number of people with dementia in Ireland is expected to more than double over the next 20 years, from 55,000 today to 113,000 in 2036.? Dementia is an umbrella term used to describe a range of conditions which cause changes and damage to the brain.? Dementia is progressive. There is currently no cure. Dementia is not simply a health issue but a social issue that requires a community response.? The majority of people with dementia (63%) live at home in the community. Over 180,000 people in Ireland are currently or have been carers for a family member or partner with dementia with many more providing support and care in other ways.? There are 11,000 new cases of dementia in Ireland each year. That’s at least 30 people every day and anyone can get dementia - even people in their 30s/40s/50s.*? 1 in 10 people diagnosed with dementia in Ireland are under 65.? The overall cost of dementia care in Ireland is just over €1.69 billion per annum; 48% of this is attributable to family care; 43% is accounted for by residential care; formal health and social care services contribute only 9% to the total costFigures referenced to Cahill, S. & Pierce, M. (2013) The Prevalence of Dementia in Ireland*Figure referenced from Pierse, T., O’Shea, E. and Carney P. (2018) Estimates of the prevalence, incidence and severity of dementia in Ireland ................
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