Would you be interested in taking part in this year's Flora Women's Mini Marathon, and at the same time raise sponsorship for the Down Syndrome Centre? If you are we'd love to hear from you!

If the idea of taking part in this 10k girl power has ever crossed your mind before, and it's just something you've never gotten around to, well why not make this the year it happens?!

Participants are free to run, jog or stroll through the streets of Dublin, on what will hopefully be a sunny Bank Holiday Monday on June 7th.

 This year in the DSC office we're delighted to show case our new on line fundraising application. (http://ugive.downsyndromecentre.ie/event/florawomensminimarathon/) It provides an easy and very secure way for your friends, family and email contacts to sponsor you -from the comfort of sitting in front of their computers. And less hassling for you - it's a win win solution we think! And if you sign up you are able to enter your own message on your own fundraising page, which you are then able to send to all your contacts via an email link. Easy peasy.

And best of all, because there are no other organisation's websites involved, all of the funds you receive will come directly to Down Syndrome Centre.

And of course like every year, we'd be delighted to support your efforts by sending you a teeshirt, and (an old fashioned) good ol' sponsorship card. Call Jennifer on 01 661 8000 or email Jennifer AT downsyndromecentre.ie

To sign up for the event itself you will either need to log on to http://www.womensminimarathon.ie/ or complete the form that appears in The Evening Herald on Wednesdays and Saturdays.