Lotto Luck
The numbers drawn in the last lotto draw were 9, 19, 21 and 23. There was no winner of the jackpot but the three lucky dip winners of €50 each were Sam and Adam, Jacqui O Brien and Dylan Murphy. The next draw will take place on April 8th and will have a fantastic jackpot of €9,950. Tickets cost just €2 or 3 for €5 and are on sale from committee members and will be on sale at Centra on Saturday April 7th. Pick those 4 lucky numbers wisely and you could be that jackpot winner.
Birthday Girl
I would like to send very special birthday wishes to my very good friend Sheila McGrath in Ballygarron. Can you believe that this young lady has turned 80. It’s very true about what they say that age is just a number and we all need to be young at heart, Sheila certainly lives by this. All her family, neighbours and many many friends want to wish her the very best and we hope she doesn’t go to crazy with the celebrations.
Coffee Morning Thanks
Local lady Sharon Flynn has asked me to say a huge thank you to all who supported her recent coffee morning in aid of Temple Street Hospital. €250 was raised and Sharon is very grateful to all who donated. A big thanks to Sharon also for the lovely morning we were all treated to.
Choir Concert
What a lovely night of music and song we were treated to when we were visited by The Lyons Township High School Choir from Illinois, USA. This lovely group of young people sang beautifully as a group with some amazing solos also. Their conductors, musicians and family members who travelled with them were full of praise for the lovely welcome they have received in Ireland. Our own St.Nicholas’s church choir were invited as guests to perform 3 pieces. They chose 3 uplifting pieces and they did a wonderful job. The comments after the concert were so positive with people saying they would love to sit there for longer.
During the short interval a collection was taken up for our local community centre redevelopment fund. €525 was collected and a further amount of €450 was given from Discover Ireland. Expenses came to €84 so a net amount of €891 was given to the hall fund. The committee would like to say a huge thank you to all who contributed to the collection.
Following the concert everyone was invited to the community centre for some lovely refreshments and it was a great opportunity to get to know the visiting choir. This was a really nice and memorable evening so a big well done to all involved.
Beautiful Girl.
Congratulations and best wishes to Mark and Lorraine Grieve, Fan Glas who recently welcomed their beautiful baby girl into the world. Baby Juno Grieve arrived safe and sound much to the delight of all the extended Grieve and Bowman families. Juno is of course extremely lucky to have big sister Billie at home ready and willing to show her the ropes. I met Billie and she was literally beaming from ear to ear and I know that she will be a fantastic help to mam and dad. We welcome baby Juno to our community and we look forward to meeting her.
Rising Star.
We send our warmest congratulations to local lady Laura Dempsey who was recently nominated for The Rising Star of the Year award at the Inglot Make Up Ireland Awards. Unforunately she was unlucky this time but to us she is of course already a superstar. Lauras ambition and drive is an example to all to work hard and push forward with your dreams. We wish Laura continued success in her career.
Coffee Morning.
I know you are all probably fed up of listening to me talking about the Munster Airport Challenge charity cycle that my husband Brian is taking part in. All money raised this year is going to the wonderful Touching Hearts charity. Our two children Adam and Ava wanted to get involved and help raise money for their dads sponsorship card. They will host a coffee morning in our community centre on Sunday April 15th from 10.30am to 1.30pm with lots of delicious treats and nice cakes and treats to buy also if you would like to bring some home for the Sunday dessert. Adam is an avid reader and has decided to also sell some of his perfectly kept books at knocked down prizes. They also have some lovely prizes for a raffle so you may be lucky. Some of the cyclists who will take off on the charity cycle the following week will also arrive there after their Sunday morning training spin. Brian and I of course are very proud to have such kindhearted children and they have seen first hand the great work being done in the Sacred Heart Centre. There is no doubt in my mind that their fundraiser will be well supported as the people in Ballyduff/Kilmeaden Portlaw and surrounding areas never let people down. I will keep you all reminded of this event through these notes but mark your diary for Sunday April 15th.