Jay McConnell

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Jay McConnell
Jay McConnell

John Hedley Desmond Lucy McConnell (born June 08, 1979 in Dublin, Ireland), son of Hedley McConnell and Siobhan Marrinan. Brother of Niamh, Drew (bass guitarist with Babyshambles, the group formed and fronted by ex-Libertine Pete Doherty), and Tristan McConnell. Died on March 21, 2006 in Tenerife, Spain, by falling off a 400 mt. cliff in the Los Gigantes region of the Island.

  • 1994: Unanimously elected as President of the one and only LEO Club (Lions International) in the Canary Islands.
  • 2001: Along with Amy Jewel, was responsible for reviving defunct government waste recycling programme to help revitalize the economy of Bahia de Caraquez, Ecuador.
  • 2001: Founded the Morro Negrito School Fund to help local school children in Panama.
  • 2004: Established Eco-Trek Canarias, the only 100% eco-friendly adventure tourist operation available in the Canary Islands.

[edit] External links

  • Planet Drum Report #2 from Bahia de Caraquez, Ecuador. By Peter Berg.
  • Surfers Village Jay's letter that instigated the 'Morro Negrito School Fund'.
  • Eco-Trek Canarias This website has since been taken down due to Jay's death, nonetheless, information of this site can be obtained via Google.
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