The students and teachers who took part in the charity game last week.
THERE was a chance for students of Mercy Mounthawk to get a bit of revenge back on teachers for all that homework, when they held an indoor soccer match in aid of the Palliative Care Unit in Kerry General Hospital last week.
The students and staff raised €200 for the charity which was presented to Ted Moynihan of the Kerry Hospice on Tuesday.
“It was such an enjoyable event, all in the name of a local charity. Our active school’s committee did a great job organising it,” said Mercy Mounthawk teacher, Olivia Dineen.
Along with raising money for a vital local service, students, also held the novelty soccer match in order to capture an ‘Active Schools Flag’ for Mercy Mounthawk.
For the game, students organised music, a ‘Golden Boot’ award and plaques for players on the winning team.
The Palliative Care Unit in Kerry General Hospital support patients and their families from county Kerry with advanced diseases requiring palliative care to attain the best quality of life.
At the cheque handover from money raised by the Mercy Mounthawk, Students v Teachers soccer match, front row, from left: Mark Maloney and Giles Appleby. Back row: Megan Kennedy, Gavin Kennedy, Keith O’Flaherty, Ted Moynihan (Chairperson of the Kerry Hospice Foundation), Micheal Daly, Olivia Dineen (Teacher), Mary Ann Sullivan and Donagh O’Brien.
