# Keane to visit winning fundraisers

- Link: https://fundraising.co.uk/2008/09/22/keane-visit-winning-fundraisers/
- Published: 2008-09-22T20:09:35+01:00
- Author: Howard Lake

Irish soccer legend Roy Keane will pay a visit to Bandon Bridge primary school in
west Cork after they were chosen as the most creative fundraisers from 33 entries
in the Irish Guide Dogs for the Blind initiative in association with Specsavers.

The 32 runner-up schools all received Sunderland shirts signed by the manager with
the winners being chosen from Keane’s native county. Each of the 33 shortlisted 
schools were selected by IGDB Regional Managers from hundreds of entries with the
overall winning school decided by an independent auditor from Pricewaterhousecoopers.

Over the seven years of the Specsavers Shades fundraising and awareness campaign
more than €1.4 million has been raised for Irish Guide Dogs for the Blind. This 
year all funds raised were used for the continuation and development of the crucial
and free services provided by IGDB.

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