Angelus Time.
At the moment RTE are presenting the Peoples Angelus on Fridays. The series is on its third rotation. On Friday April 29th the Angelus created by Mellina van der valk will be shown. Mellina is the youngest daughter of T.J and Rosemary van der valk in Ballyduff. Mellina is a final year student in Limerick college of art and design. She is studying fine art and specialising in sculpture and multi media. Last week Mellina was involved with the Eva International festival which was held in Limerick. In June she will travel as part of the Tracey Rose team to Art Basel festival which will take place in Switzerland.
GAA Academy.
I am hearing great reports back from some of my little friends about the Ballyduff GAA academy which is now back in full swing and its never too late to join.If any of you boys or girls aged between 4 and 8 are interested then come along to Kildermody any Saturday morning at 10.30am for some healthy excercise and great fun. If you would like to find out more then please contact Brian on 087-2486423 or Rory on 086-6012394.
Tea/Coffee Date
Thursday May 5th is National Alzheimers Tea Day and I know I dont have to tell any of you about what a worthy charity this is. This is an illness which touches a lot of families and while the patient themselves gets plenty of support, the family are often left feeling helpless and scared. So how can we show our support? All we have to do is relax with a cuppa, a treat or two and have a chat. Please come along to Ballyduff Community Centre on Thursday May 5th from 9.30am to 12 noon and support this very worthy cause. There will be a raffle on the day too with some fantastic prizes on offer. When you think about what these people go through every day and all we have to do to help is sit and have a cuppa with a few friends. Meet you there for the chat.
Ball Drop.
Don’t forget that I mentioned to you last week about a fun ball drop that will take place on June 6th in aid of the Ballyduff Community Centre Redevelopment Fund. The plan is to drop 1000 numbered balls down a hill and the first one home will receive €250, second home gets €100 and third home gets €50. Balls cost €2.50 and you can purchase as many as you like.They can be purchased from many different people around the parish including Siobhan Walsh, Isabel O Neill, Linda Spillane. Marie Reade to name just a few.
Notes.
If you would like anything included in these notes then please contact myself Linda Spillane on 087-9838392 or spillanelinda@eircom.net . If your group or organisation are holding an event then this is the way to let people know. If there has been a celebration or achievement in your family then let me know. We all love to read a bit of good news for a change. Please try get your piece to me by a Thursday of each week. All I need is the general details and I will flower it up a bit or as my friends say I have a degree in bullology!!