Local woman to skydive and raise money for charity

by Gráinne Connolly

A local woman will be participating in a tandem skydive this May and raising money for two local charities along the way. 

Shirlee McKeown says she's always wanted to do a skydive but never got round to doing it or the opportunity never came up.  

However, this time she's going through with the skydive. 

Shirlee, who has MS decided she's going to raise money and donate it to the Omagh branch of the MS society. 

When Shirlee's son was born, he had a serious heart condition and the Children's Heartbeat Trust helped her a lot. 

Therefore, she's decided that because she is close to both charities, proceeds will go to both. 

Shirley is encouraging as many people as possible to donate towards her skydive and aid in helping the two charities. 

There are collection points set up around the town of Omagh: 

Bennett's of Omagh, Market Street, Omagh

Strule Arts Centre Coffee Shop 

CrossFit Omagh 

Or as mentioned by Shirley, the grange where she works. 

There will be more information about Shirley and her skydive on her website posted below: 

http://smck.me.uk/