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Members of The Castlemaine Events Committee pictured with a cheque for €15,859.69 for The Kerry Hospice Foundation. The amount was raised with the holding of The Castlemaine Fair Day in memory of John O’Donoghue (who passed away in 2019 in the care of Palliative Care Unit at UHK) which was held on the October 15th last.
CASTLEMAINE Events Committee have announced that the money raised from the Castlemaine Fair Day in Memory of John O’Donoghue which was held in October, has amounted to €15,859,69.
The revival of the Castlemaine Fair Day started in 2021 in John’s memory and to date over the three years, the charity event has raised a combined total of €75,541.46 for the Kerry Hospice Foundation.
On Friday evening last, November 17th in Griffin’s Bar and Restaurant Castlemaine, the proceeds of the 2023 Fair Day were unveiled and presented to Kerry Hospice Foundation by family members, close friends and the Castlemaine Events Committee to the very deserving Kerry Hospice Foundation who provided exemplary care and support to John and his family following a shock diagnosis of terminal bowel cancer in May 2019.
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John O’Donoghue who was known all over resided in the heart of Castlemaine Village and was born on January 21st, 1965 which ironically happened to coincide with a staging of the old Castlemaine Fair Day so it felt appropriate to mark John’s lifetime love of attending fairs and being an integral part of the farming community by bringing back the old fair day in his honour and with it celebrate old traditions, customs and beliefs in the locality.
Castlemaine Events Committee were delighted to be able to assist in the organisation of the event and all proceeds raised were given to Kerry Hospice Foundation.
All the committee wish to sincerely thank the public for their generosity in supporting the event in John’s memory.
Special mention also to everyone who helped in any way towards the safe running of the event. There is too many to name but without a doubt the community spirit was there to be seen in abundance in preparing for the Fair and for the clean-up operation after. Castlemaine Events Committee are so very grateful for all the efforts involved.
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