A campaign to help a young Waterford boy learn to walk has reached its fundraising target of 100 thousand euro.

The Noah’s Wish to Walk campaign has been running since December so Noah can travel to St Louis in the US for life altering surgery.

Noah, who is four years old has cerebral palsy, and the surgery in October will hopefully help him to learn how to walk independently.

He will also need years of post-operative physiotherapy.

Noah’s parents David and Debbie Sullivan say they are so grateful to everyone who has supported their campaign:

” Over the past five months people have walked, talked,climbed, knitted, sewed, baked, shaved and sang to raise funds for Noah’s wish to walk. We thank you one and all. There are some events in the pipeline yet to happen over the next couple of weeks and all future funds received will go to secure further very necessary years of physiotherapy and rehab for Noah.

“Since the Noah’s wish to walk campaign was launched in January this year the people of Waterford and beyond have wholeheartedly gotten behind us and for that support we will be eternally grateful. Some day soon our son Noah will walk down the streets of Waterford and make us all proud of the opportunity we have collectively afforded him.

From the bottom of our hearts we say thank you.”