Mark Keating Director/Owner of Whitewater took on his first solo charity cycle challenge leaving Dublin on 12th August 2013, cycling to Belgrade and back to Dublin returning 26th of October- a total of 6,680km across 12 countries to raise €60,000 (Whitewater directly contributed 24 k of these funds) for Temple Street Children’s University Hospital, Our Lady’s Hospital for Sick Children, Crumlin and The Mother and Child Hospital in Belgrade.

Mark with some little supporters outside Temple Street Children’s University Hospital. Dublin

 Mark with some little supporters at Our Lady’s Children’s Hospital for Sick Children, Crumlin,
wishing him well before he starts his solo cycle

Mark Keating says his last goodbyes at the Whitewater Office before setting off on solo 6000 km cycle
from Dublin to Belgrade and back to Dublin

Heading for the ferry at Dun Laoghaire Port. Dublin.

Arrival centre of Belgrade city 3620 km completed. Time to celebrate the half way mark.

The Belgrade welcome team

A big welcome from the primary school in Belgrade where Mark’s Nephew attends

Mother and Childs Hospital, Belgrade, Serbia.

We raised €8,000.00 to buy new equipment in the Mother and Childs Hospital Belgrade. – The hospital purchased a new Skin Graft Mesher. This will improve the way a skin graft is performed to the burn area and reduce the chance of additional infection to children who have suffered severe burns.

Mark Keating pictured presenting the Whitewater Foundation cheque for €8,000 to Dr. Djordje Kravljanac,
Paediatric Surgeon Mother and Child Hospital, Belgrade

leaving Belgrade next stop Dublin

The Big welcome home Dublin. 6680 km done mission accomplished.

Temple Street Children’s University Hospital, Dublin.

We raised €26,000.00 to purchase new equipment in Temple Street Children’s University Hospital this purchased a NoxBoxi Nitric Oxide Delivery System which is used for very sick children who are not responding to conventional ventilation.

Mark Keating pictured presenting a Whitewater Foundation cheque for €26,000 to Anne Cooney (Fundraising Manager)
Temple Street Children’s University Hospital. Dublin.

Our Lady’s Children’s Hospital for Sick Children, Crumlin, Dublin.

We raised €26,000.00 to buy new equipment in Our Lady’s Children’s Hospital for Sick Children, Crumlin, – this bought a Bedside Brain Monitor which will be used to help assess the condition of very sick new born babies in the ICU; this equipment will reduce the chance of brain damage to very ill children.

Mark Keating and Liz Nangle (Whitewater Foundation) pictured presenting a cheque for €26,000
to Our Lady’s Children’s Hospital for Sick Children, Crumlin