A fundraising night to support young Derry man Richard Quigley’s recovery after being critically injured in a hit and run incident in Thailand last week will be held in Da Vinci’s Spirit Bar this evening.
Richard Quigley
Richard is currenly making a slow recovery in a Bangkok hospital after the incident on Thursday of week last which resulted in him undergoing lifesaving surgery to remove a blood clot from his brain.
He has been moved out of intensive care and his elder brother, Stephen, who flew out to be by his bedside, has said doctors are pleased with his progress.
Richard (27), from Ederowen Park in Galliagh, has been working in the Thai capital as a barman for the last three years. While his social security payments cover his general medical expenses they do cover emergency treatment. Surgery alone cost in the region of £6,000.
Since news of Richard’s accident reached his hometown, his friends and former colleagues in Da Vinci’s, have got together to help cover his increasing medical costs.
Individuals and businesses not only from Derry but from throughout Northern Ireland have donated prizes for tonight’s fundraiser, sections of which are to be recorded to be shown to Richard to aid his recovery.
Andy O’Doherty, from Da Vinci’s, said the support for tonight’s event was “overwhelming.”
He said: “The support from local businesses and beyond has been overwhelming and without this support we could not proceed with the event. We want to thank everyone for their unbelievable support to date for Richie – phenomenal and very humbling. With the amount of interest in helping the cause this is going to be a massive night and a chance also to send a big collective message of best wishes to Richie.”
Doors open in the Spirit Bar at 9.00pm with a minimum cover charge of £5. Music will be provided by DJ Frisco.
Star prize will be a Argentinian international football jersey signed by Barcelona star Lionel Messi, the world player of the year donated by Adam Stockman from the Ivory restaurant in Belfast.
Over 50 prizes will be up for grabs on the night including signed Glasgow Celtic and Derry City team shirts, beauty treatments, meal vouchers and hotel breaks.
Dee Morgan from Belfast has gathered up quite a collection of prizes including:
· Belfast guided tour-driving guided tour of city, Titanic Quarter tour, Crumlin Road Jail tour with lunch at 2 Taps to the value of £30.
· One night stay at Ramada Encore with two tickets for Fiddler on the Roof at the Grand Opera House.
· Two course lunch at James St South Bar and Grill with a £75 voucher for tickets to the Grand Opera House.
Norma Wilkinson from The Lodge Hotel in Coleraine has donated an overnight stay in the hotel where staff also made a great effort by donating all their tips from a day this week.
The prize list includes:
· Toni and Guy products valued at £200
· A House of Fraser exclusive luxury hamper valued at £150
· A meal for 2 at the Birdcage restaurant in Belfast
· A champagne meal for 2 at The Ivory Restaurant/Bar
· Vita Liberata spray tan and make up application
· Here comes the Girls cocktail master class package for 6 people at Da Vinci’s Style Bar
· Overnight stay with dinner for two at Da Vinci’s Hotel
· Overnight stay with dinner for two at the Waterfoot Hotel
· Dinner for two voucher at the City Hotel
· Blast Bootcamp space with nutrition plan valued around £80
· Personal Training session with Alec Given valued around £25
· Personal Training session with Pinta Quigley valued around £25
· Roco hair and beauty voucher valued around £40
· Signed Celtic shirt circa 1988
· Derry City FC collectors shirt circa 1985
· 3 x frames for football shirts donated by ‘We Do Art’
· Dress from Chocolate Clothing
· Coat/dress from Max Fashions
· £100 of male grooming products from Brenda Shankey of Jason Shankey Male Grooming
· Hand-made, fine woollen scarf worth £90 from Robert Davidson of The Boardroom clothing store in Belfast
· £100 wroth of Lindt Chocolate from Declan Campbell
· Many thanks to Teresa from Rituals in Victoria Square Belfast for this very kind donation for Sunday night. A beauty box for the ladies!!
· A nail kit for the girls donated by Nails Inc. at House of Fraser.
· Ladies hamper worth £200 donated by House of Fraser
· Gel manicure from trained nail technician at Nails Inc valued around £25
· Bottles of age old whiskey
· Cheers Derry dinner voucher valued around £25
· Computer/laptop repair voucher valued at £50
· £50 voucher from the Grand Central Bar
· £20 voucher from Exchange
· £20 voucher from The Bentley
· £30 voucher from Encore Basserie
· £20 voucher from Fitzroys
· £50 voucher from iphone Fix Derry
· £60 voucher for Velocity Bootcamp
· Bottle of perfume bottle of aftershave from The Perfume Shop
· £50 healing voucher from Terry Sheridan
· Photography voucher from Terri Louise Farren
· £60 tattoo voucher from Dirt tattooist
· £20 voucher from Badgers Bar
· Elemis Spa Treats from The Spa Pump Street valued at £30
· Gift Basket from Daisybutton Candles
· £20 voucher from Claireabelles Crafts
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