Chance to win Û1,000 in major Liam Mellows Club fundraiser

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LIAM Mellows GAA Club are giving eight people the chance to win €1,000 with their upcoming ‘Who Wants To Be A Thousandaire’ fundraiser in aid of their grounds development fund.

The ‘Who Wants To Be A Thousandaire’ fundraiser is being run by the club on Saturday, December 3, in The Clayton Hotel, starting at 8:30pm.

The fundraising event is based on the popular TV programme ‘Who Wants to be a Millionaire’.This show is run on a nationwide basis by Pallas Marketing and attracts large audiences in venues all over the country. It promises to be a great evening of entertainment, with music by Seán Slattery and The Connections late into the night.

Liam Mellows GAA Club field over 20 teams in hurling and camogie from their base in Ballyloughane, Renmore. The club has invested heavily in its grounds development in recent years with the construction of a new juvenile pitch, floodlit astroturf pitches and a 50-metre hurling wall.

At the launch of the ‘Who Wants To Be A Thousandaire’ fundraiser in Crowe’s Bar, Bohermore on Tuesday last, Club Chairman Pat Hughes outlined the plans for the future development of the club grounds in Ballyloughane and the major fundraiser on December 3.

In welcoming people to the launch, he stated: “This is a very important fundraiser for our club and will enable us to proceed with the next phase of our ambitious grounds development project. We hope all club members and supporters and the many friends of the club around the City support the fundraising initiative”.

Tickets go on sale this week and are available from all club members at a cost of only €20. All tickets holders are in with a chance to win one of eight places to play for the €1,000 jackpot by answering 12 questions correctly. More details are available on the club website www.liammellows.ie or from any club member.

Meanwhile, the Liam Mellows Camogie AGM took place recently in the Menlo Park Hotel. There was a good crowd in attendance to review the year and plan for the coming one.

Geraldine Mc Peake stepped down as Secretary and has been replaced by Dorothy Byrnes with Paula Sylver as Assistant Secretary. Marian Minihan remains as Chairperson with Breege Keville taking over as Vice-Chairperson.

Christine Hughes and Joanne Fox remained on as Treasurer and Assistant Treasurer respectively. Johnny Burke and Olga O’Sullivan are joint PROs and other changes see Paddy Kelly and Liam Minihan taking over as County Board delegates. The first committee meeting will take place next week with the plans well underway for the club’s Christmas Party.