Wexford gym members take part in cancer fitness challenge and smash fundraising target

The South East Radiotherapy Trust (SERT) was established in 2005 to provide essential transport for cancer patients attending the UPMC Whitfield Cancer Centre in Waterford and Cork University Hospital. A Wexford gym team travelled to Dublin to compete in the Battle Cancer Fitness Challenge at the RDS, raising nearly three times the initial fundraising target of €5,000 for two charities. The 2026 event featured a 90-minute fitness challenge with teams of four completing three zones and nine stations, alternating five minutes of maximum repetitions with four minutes of rest. Barbelle Health Gym nominated SERT and The Hope Centre, Enniscorthy. A cheque for €7,452.50 was presented to SERT coordinators, supporting a service run by volunteers and funded through fundraising.

"The South East Radiotherapy Trust was established in 2005 to provide essential transport to cancer patients requiring radiotherapy attending the UPMC Whitfield Cancer Centre in Waterford and Cork University Hospital"

"The 2026 event featured an all-new 90-minute fitness challenge designed to test endurance, teamwork and determination. Teams of four, male, female or mixed, took on three zones and nine stations, completing five minutes of maximum repetitions at each station followed by four minutes of rest before moving on."

"All contestants are encouraged to use the event as a fundraising for cancer charities and this year, Barbelle Health Gym nominated SERT (South East Radiotherapy Trust) and The Hope Centre, Enniscorthy as the beneficiaries of their fundraising."

"SERT was established in 2005 to provide essential transport to cancer patients requiring radiotherapy attending the UPMC Whitfield Cancer Centre in Waterford and Cork University Hospital. Run entirely on the hard work of its volunteers and fundraisers, SERT currently has over 150 volunteer drivers and six vehicles in its fleet."

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