€248,000 Raised For St Vincent de Paul In Cork/Kerry From Annual Car Draw

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Winner Frank Boland from Kinsale receives his Ford Focus courtesy of the Cavanagh family’s TOMAR Trust in the SVP annual car appeal. Frank is pictured with his wife Mary and the Lord Mayor of Cork, Cllr. Deirdre Forde. Included are, from left: Gerry Garvey, Regional Co-Ordinator, St. Vincent de Paul; Conor Kavanagh, Tomar Trust; Pat Harte, Sales Manager, CAB and Paddy O’Flynn, St Vincent de Paul. Photo: Brian Lougheed

ST Vincent De Paul South-West has thanked the public for its “immense” support of their Annual Car Draw Appeal as they confirmed that €248,000 was raised from the 2022 Car Draw Appeal.

The total amount was raised through ticket sales and donations to both SVP Cork and Kerry since the Car Draw’s launch in November last year and will go directly to people in need in Cork/Kerry.

The Society have said they are humbled by the generosity of the public during extremely an extremely difficult and challenging period.

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SVP South-West Regional President Paddy O’Flynn said the much-needed funds would be “invaluable” for SVP South-West to continue to assist struggling families in Cork and Kerry and will help fund key supports such as food vouchers and hampers, heat, utility costs and education, with families continuing to contact the Society seeking urgent assistance and support for each of these in recent weeks.

“It has been a very difficult year for all charities, but due to the continued generosity of the good people of Cork and Kerry, we have raised a staggering €248,000, and this money will be used during the coming winter months to support many individuals and families facing hardship and need, with all of the money raised in Cork going to support those need in Cork, and all the proceeds raised in Kerry going directly to support families and individuals in Kerry.”

“Once again, I would like to extend a sincere and heartfelt thank you to everyone who donated or bought raffle tickets for our car draw, and also a huge thank you to our sponsors the TOMAR Trust for their continued support,” he concluded.

Pat Harte, Sales Manager of CAB Motor Group, drew the prize tickets, as the charity has said it looks forward to giving the keys of the brand-new Ford Focus from TOMAR Trust to the lucky winner in the coming week, Frank Boland from Kinsale.

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