Melvin Gaels GAA Club Notes 23/01/2018
Lights On Weekly Walk Group – A great turnout for our first night of Ireland Lights Up – Operation on Monday night at Melvin Park, Kinlough for Transformation Official GAA! Thanks to all who walked. And thanks to Louise from Road Safety Authority Ireland who kitted everyone out so well! Hope to see you all next Monday again! New faces always welcome
Bord na nÓg Committee – A new Bord na nÓg Committee has been appointed the for the forthcoming year. Liam Freeburn Chairman, Niall Clancy as Secretary and Marie Downey as Treasurer. We wish them the very best for 2018. We have huge underage numbers and we look forward to training starting for all age groups in the coming weeks.
We will have a Registration Day on Sat Feb 10th from 11am for all members.
We would also like to thank Anne McGloin, Catherine Regan and Annette Lipsett as the outgoing Bord na nOg committee for all their hard work this past year.
Girls Football – A new Girls Committee has been formed to progress getting our girls’ teams playing matches this year. Georgie Gallagher as Chairperson, Eloise McGinty as Secretary and Annette Lipsett as Treasurer. Congratulations to them and we wish them all the best. We had a huge interest last year in our Gaelic4Girls program and we hope to see them all back again in 2018!
We are planning starting girls training back this Wednesday 5.30-6.30 in the hall and would love for any girl (all ages) interested in playing football to come along.
National Club Draw – The National Club Draw tickets are now on sale. This Draw is an opportunity for our club to raise much-needed funds. Melvin Gaels will retain all the proceeds raised through the sale of our tickets and all national prizes are provided by Ard Chomhairle. There are now 20 amazing prizes on offer, with the top prize of a new car!
We will also have a local draw done in advance of the national draw for any tickets sold by Melvin Gaels. Local Prizes
1. Hamper worth €100
2. Fuel Voucher worth €50
3. Melvin Gaels Rain jacket worth €50
Tickets are €10 – Get in touch with any committee member, message us on here or contact 0872870086.
50/50 Draw – Congratulations to Maire Burns, Rossinver who won €280 in last week’s 50/50 Draw. Get your ticket now for this week’s draw.
You can now play 5050 as a Direct Debit or Annual Ticket. Never miss out on buying your weekly ticket again!!! And if you are away from home, you can still support Melvin Gaels!
Either print out or get a copy of the mandate form from any committee member and fill out and return to Treasurer, Katherine Williams. You can also login to your own online banking and set it up using the bank details attached. Or you can set up a monthly credit card subscription here https://goo.gl/hjWcVr or a one-off annual ticket payment by credit card here https://goo.gl/ZgJyK2
Special Extra Prize Draw For Any Annual Tickets Purchased Before March 18th 2018 f €250.The weekly 5050 draw is an integral part of keeping our club running! Please support.
