Our story began in 1984 when a group of prominent Irish Businessmen founded the Children’s Welfare and Research Foundation with the goal of helping sick and disadvantaged children across the UK and Ireland.
We have held fundraisers, such as our Annual Golf Day, every year since our formation and supported several charities raising over £3,000,000.
2022 saw a successful Golf Day raise over £110,000, which will help support our charitable partners. We also passed the £1,000,000 milestone in total donations to Great Ormond Street Hospital. Our Board was also strengthened by the arrival of Kevin Moran, Rory O’Connor and Keith Masterson.
After years of loyal service, we had several retirements including Joe O’Sullivan, John McGee and Mike Cantillon.
This year saw Jim McArdle take on our Chairman role. Our golf day found a new home at Moor Park and we surpassed £300,000 in lifetime donations for the Skeletal Cancer Trust.
David Jones takes over our accounting duties from Joe O’Sullivan. Michael Durkan also retires after 34 years of loyal support.
Sean McNicholas, son of our founding chairman Bernard, joins our Board of Trustees starting the tradition of family members joining our board.
Our founding Chairman, Bernard McNicholas, sadly passes away. Fellow founding trustee and generous supporter, John Carey, takes over the role as Chairman.
At the behest of Skeletal Cancer Trust (SCT) chairman, Steve Cannon, we made our first donation of £25,000 to the SCT. Today the SCT is one of our primary charitable partners.
At a presentation in Dublin, the CWRF presented a cheque for €1,000,000 to Our Lady’s Hospital in Dublin.
Generous benefactor and long serving supporter of the CWRF, Tony McGovern, joins the Board of Trustees.
Our partnership, with our now longest-serving charitable partner, commenced. We are proud to support, even in a small way, the amazing support Great Ormond Street Hospital gives to ill children and young adults.
On our eighth anniversary, the CWRF surpassed £600,000 in donations for several charities across the UK and Ireland.
Our original trustees (Jim McArdle, John Carey and Paddy Kelly) formed the CWRF and held our inaugural Golf Day at Ealing Golf Club.
Help us in our mission to support sick and disadvantaged children across the UK.
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