MACE stores throughout Ireland will be holding a fundraising day on Friday, November 22, when they will be donating €1 from each sale of coffee and tea to MACE’s official charity partner, Debra.
Debra, the national charity supporting people affected by epidermolysis bullosa (EB), often referred to as “butterfly skin”, which is a debilitating, excruciating, and relentless disease with no known cure was chosen by MACE’s network of community retailers as their official charity partner until 2026 and this coffee/tea morning is just one way our retailers fundraise.
MACE retailers recently took part in the MACE Run to 40 initiative, by either walking 40,000 steps or running 40km (individually or with a team) in support of Emma Fogarty, who is a Debra Patient Ambassador and Board Member, and who celebrated her 40th birthday by completing the last 4 km of the Dublin marathon alongside her friend, actor Colin Farrell, who ran the full course.
MACE also support Debra through fundraising in store and donations from selected MACE Own Brand product and to help promote this latest initiative, MACE has employed the services of talented artist, Giulia Bernardelli, who specialises in creating coffee art. Giulia has created a very special community image exclusively for MACE incorporating a butterfly, the symbol of Debra, also known as the Butterfly charity.
MACE Sales Director, Keith Crawford, is very excited about this latest fundraising drive, “It is wonderful to see so many of our MACE stores sign up for the coffee day. MACE retailers are very proud to work with Debra as our official charity partner and we hope that our support will continue to help improve the lives of everyone with epidermolysis bullosa (EB). Hopefully everyone will support by dropping into their local participating MACE store on Friday, November 22nd and having a coffee or tea thereby contributing to this wonderful charity.”
