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Na Gaeil Club members with St Patrick’s Day Care Centre staff and service users at the presentation of a cheque for €700 to be used for activities at the centre. Photo by Dermot Crean
NA Gaeil GAA Club hosted its inaugural St Stephen’s day fundraising event in aid of all the social activities at St. Patrick’s Day Care Centre, Tralee.
In the shape of a 50-minute circuit session in Na Gaeil GAA Club’s gym, the club’s fitness fanatic, Helen Tansley, put a full house of eager bodies through their paces to compensate for some Christmas day indulgences.
Each participant made a donation on the morning and a total of €700 was raised for this local facility, with the cheque presented at the Day Care Centre on Friday morning with Na Gaeil and Kerry senior footballer, Stefan Okunbor, paying a visit.
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“My dad who is 93 has started to attend St. Patrick’s Day Care Centre and I cannot speak more highly of the staff and the facility,” said Helen.
“It’s a lifeline for so many of the elderly in our town. I want to thank all the Na Gaeil members who sweated it out on St. Stephen’s Day to ensure this quick, mood-boosting event was a success,” added Helen.
Na Gaeil Club members Eileen Moriarty, Stefan Okunbor and Helen Tansley with St Patrick’s Day Care Centre staff member Clinical Nurse Co-ordinator Cassandra Looby and service users Dan Kelliher, Mary Connolly, Anne Roche, Carmel O’Connor and Eileen Slattery at the presentation of a cheque for €700 to be used for activities at the centre. Photo by Dermot Crean
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