Harry Potter actress Evanna Lynch
launched the 23rd annual MS Readathon in Ireland this past weekend. More information on her participation and the organisation can be found in the press release.
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The MS READaTHON is the biggest school-based reading initiative in Ireland and the key annual fundraising campaign of Multiple Sclerosis Ireland, the services, information and research society supporting people affected by MS. Last year more than 25,000 children in 686 schools participated, reading an incredible 500,000 books between them and raising more than €1 million for people with MS.
Photos of a now-redheaded Evanna posing with several young fans with UK editions of
Harry Potter and the Half-Blood Prince and
Deathly Hallows for the Readathon can be found in our
galleries.
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The 23rd annual MS READaTHON 2010 was officially launched today by Ireland’s Harry Potter star Evanna Lynch, aka ‘Luna Lovegood’. Evanna participated in several previous MS READaTHON’s and urged teachers and students in schools across the country to sign up for this year’s campaign. Schools will be contacted this week commencing August 30th with information brochure and entry forms. The reading period takes place for one month from October 15th 2010.
