Mamie McGinn celebrates her 90th Birthday
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CLONBERNE'S GOT TALENT
Thanks to all who helped and supported the special night in The Country Inn on Sat 2nd May. It was a "Clonberne's Got Talent" night with "Head Shaving" included.
Well done Chris and Peter.
Thanks & well done to all the contestants. Congratulations to the winners Aisling Dunleavy & Michael Ronayne.
Good luck and a safe trip to Aoife in Zambia.
 Chris and Peter await their moment |
 Chris almost there |
 Peter almost there |
Belarus Trip March 2009
24 members of the Friends of the children of Belarus have just returned from Belarus after completing a large school renovation project in Luninets.
On 25th March 7 members went ahead of the remaining 17 members to prepare for the project and source all the materials.The remaining 17 traveled
on 29th March. The group worked on the total renovation of the toilet facilities in a school in Luninets which has 1,140 students and 104 teachers.
This included 41 toilets, 30 sinks, Cubicles, tiling, plastering, new sewer lines, etc, etc.
Lots of good work was done while interacting with the staff & locals. The group stayed in a local boarding school which was closed for mid term break.
The job was completed on Friday evening after long days and lots of effort by all the volunteers. On Thursday the new members of the group went to the
Exclusion Zone around Chernobyl, where they met the famlies and seen their very poor conditions.
During the week some members visitied famlies, other schools, day care centres, social institutes, etc with help and planning future projects & help. 2 schools were selected for next Easter. These are in need of help with one of them having no toilet facilities. On Saturday morning some members along with an interperter visited some of the families whose children came to Ireland in July 2007 and 2008. This was a great experience for all.
The members would like to thank all who made the trip possible - through cash donations, food donations, car washes, etc, etc. They would also like to thank Aer Arann and Bolavia Airlines for their help and not charging for all our excess luggage.
Click on above picture to see Video & Pictures of the trip
 Fundraising Party in the Brehon Park for Aoife Raftery and her friend Lynette, who travel to Lusaka, Zambia for 4 weeks charity work with Our Lady's Hospice for HIV / AIDS Patients. |
Car Wash for Chernobyl project, Sat 21st Feb 2009
Transition students from Holy Rosary College, Mountbellew (& their friends) held a Car Wash at Clonberne Community Enterprise Centre to help raise funds for 24 local people (6 from Clonberne) who are going to Belaraus for 1 week at the end of March. While there they will carry out major essential repairs to a very large school in the Luninets area. Thanks to the students and all who helped make this a great success, with over €2,800.00 raised on the day. Thanks also to Tony Raftery of the Brehon Park for providing a hot lunch, Corrib Oil for the use of their mobile work station, all that helped. and the public support on the day.
The students from Holy Rosary College, Mountbellew who raised €4,000.00 for the Friends of the Children of Chernobyl charity. Patrick Gormally bred, raised and sold a calf for €780.00. The students held a raffle in the Brehon OPark and raised €370.00 and six Transition Year students raised €2,850.00 from a car wash held in Clonberne in Feb. Pictured above are Nicola Hynes (teacher), Emma Finnegan, Aoife Heverin, VCormac Mac an tSaoi, Roisín Kilroy, Áine Gormally and Caroline Mannion.
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Scoile Mhuire National School
New & Nearly New Sale
Clonberne National School Parents Association & Board of Management held a fundraiser day on Sunday 8th February
in Clonberne Community Centre. This was to assist raise funds for the proposed Extension of Tarmac Surface Playarea in the school grounds.
Hundreds of items were donated, with all items sold by 6p.m. Thanks to all who helped.
Fundraising Party in 2009
The local Drama Group "CLONBERNE PLAYERS" held their most recent production on 3rd Jan 2009 at 8.00p.m. in Clonberne Community Centre. This was a 3-Act Comedy Play, with lots
of local talent, followed by special guest - comedian Frank Ford. Music afterwards was by Rodney's Glory.
Raffle with 1st prize of a trip to Portugal (included flights & accomodation), Paul Claffey Country & Western all inclusive weekend away, and many more prizes.
Congratulations to all who helped make this a top class performance.
All funds were presented to Tuam Cancer Care at a function held in the Brehon Park in Feb.
School Card Game
Clonberne Annual School Card Game Progressive 25 (Nines) was held on Sunday 30th Nov 2008 in Clonberne Community Centre.
Thanks to all who supported the game on the night. Thanks also to all who helped in any way, including all who donated prizes.
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