The Davy Morgan #71 Supporters Club at their Dinner on Saturday night presented Cheques to Action Cancer (£5000) and Isle of Man Breastcare (£2250), with another 150 Euro to Breast Cancer on Southern Ireland.

This money was raised during the 2009 season with the sale of the now famous Pink Helmet Pin Badge. Davy’s Challenge as it was called at the start of the year was to raise £700 which would get 10 women a breast scan so the amounts raised is all the more remarkable and a credit to the generosity of Road Race Fans.

Greg Livingstone (Club Chairman) “We set out at the start of the year to raise £700, but we never realised how the badges would catch the imagination of the racing community so we are delighted to have raise almost ten times what we aimed for. We would like to thank all those who sold badges and all those who bought them , it was all out efforts that will help these cancer charities help women across Ireland and the Isle of Man. We still have some badges left and will continue to sell them in 2010 and continue our support of this worthy cause.”

Pic: Baylon McCaughey

Kerry McCrea (Action Cancer) “This is unbelievable, I never thought we would receive a cheque this big tonight, this will make such a difference to a lot of women’s lives so thank you all. It has been an amazing year for our team, we had never been to a road race before and the response we got at Cookstown, Mid-Antrim and Ulster Grand Prix was brilliant, we also learned a few things that will help us in the future – ‘we need welly boots’. I would also like to announce tonight that with the help of our partnership with Davy and the Supporters Club we have now been chosen as the official charity of the 2010 NW200, which is a massive achievement, so again thank you very much.”

Colin Dickson (on behalf of Isle of Man Breastcare) “Thank you so much for your kind cheque, cancer is an awful disease that not only hits emotionally and physically, but financially so we look to help and support women and families as much as we can in these situations, this money will certainly help as we try to do this.”