Jay Cornish

Help Protect Hearts in Ireland

Hi everyone,

The Irish Heart Foundation’s mission is to eliminate preventable death and disability from heart disease and stroke and to support and care for those living with these life-changing conditions.

Accordingly, the IHF run an annual charity fundraiser challenge called the '12 Dips of December'. This involves getting into open water, a pool or an ice bath at least 12 times during December.

Over the last six months or so I've found that regularly getting into the ocean has been hugely beneficial to me.  When I heard about the Irish Heart Foundation's '12 dip challenge',  it felt like a logical step to combine the two, especially as most people have been effected by heart health one way or another.

Another opportunity was seen too... so a 'challenge team' has been created - 'The Hearty Hulks!'.  This is a growing collection of men supporting men, not only for this particular challenge, but also to highlight the importance of men talking to men about their health generally in the modern world we live in.  

I'm very happy to see that team Hearty Hulks is growing in numbers, and this is only going to add to the fun and importance of what's being done.  Our primary launching deck is Snave pier, West Cork.

As part of the challenge, we need to prove we've actually done a dip by taking a photo or two and posting online, so please feel free to follow our progress as we go.

If you'd be able to help spread the word, and consider supporting (or even joining!) what we're doing, I'd be very grateful. 

Your donation and support will make a real difference to people and families affected by heart disease and stroke.

Thank you for visiting my page.

All the best to you all,

Jay