Bornacoola GAA Club Notes 30/01/2019
Club Draw – Thanks to all who turned up for our first Club Draw of the year on Saturday night last in the Copper Still and indeed to everyone who has purchased their tickets for the year. Also to our ticket sellers – thank you all for your hard work. Winners in the January draw were; €100 Jonathan Duffy, €20each to Alex Sullivan, Leitrim GAA, Gemma Costello, Tommy Larkin and Liam Mc Peake.
2018 Award Winners – Well done to our 2018 Award winners – Well done to our 2018 Award Winners – Senior Player of the Year Jason Conroy, Junior Player of the Year Mervyn Howard and our Club Person of the Year Mary Mc Cauley. All were presented with their Awards at last Saturday night’s Club Draw in The Copper
Scór Sinsear 2019 – Anyone interested in participating in Scór in 2019 is asked to contact Aidan Dockery on 087 4636231 or at aidan.dockery1@gmail.com. The County finals are fixed for Saturday, February 9th and as this year is the 50th anniversary of the commencement of Scór it is hoped to have a good representation from the club to mark this milestone in the history of the competition.
Indoor Football Programme – The club will be running an indoor football programme to enhance ball skills and agility over the coming weeks. The programme starts on Saturday, February 9th and will run for 5 weeks on each Saturday – U7’s from 10.30am to 11.10am, U9’s from 11.15 to 11.55 and U11’s from 12noon to 12.45. U9’s and U11’s can also get involved in the Wednesday programme which will run from Wednesday 20th February for 4 weeks and between 7pm and 8pm each week. Anyone interested should contact Suzanne on 087 3898205 or Jonathan on 087 7700081. Cost is €10 per child for 5 sessions; €15 for 9 sessions; €25 for a family of 3 children for 5 sessions or €35 for a family of 3 for 9 sessions.
Texas Hold Em – The club will be hosting a Texas Hold ‘Em Poker night in the clubhouse on Saturday week, February 2nd. Registration will be from 8pm and play gets under way at 8.30pm. Entry is €20 per player and €10 buy back. Refreshments will be served and there is a 50% pay out on the night.
Membership 2019 – Club Membership for 2019 is now open – Adult Playing Membership (which includes Gym access) is €100 (€40 for Students), Non playing members – €20, and non-playing membership (with gym access fee) – €100. Youth playing membership is €20 per player to a limit of €50 per family. Membership can be paid at any time to Registrar Jason Conroy or Treasurer Brian Mallon.
Charity Presentations – Club Chairman Pat Farrell recently presented Susan Murphy of the Ballinamore Patient Comfort Fund with a cheque on behalf of Bornacoola GAA arising from our Charity game over Christmas. He also presented a cheque to Con Kelly of the Leitrim Lions club arising from the same event. Well done to everyone who supported the game and we wish both charities the very best for the year ahead.
