Lotto:

There was no winner of our club lotto draw from last Sunday night. The numbers drawn were 21, 22, 23 & 25. The five €30 consolation prizes went to Ann Ahern, Castlegregory twice; Eileen Carolan, Tonevane; Paula O’Connor, Lohercannon & Dylan, Adam & Johnathon c/o G Moriarty. As per tradition and a gesture to our loyal lotto players, St Pats do an additional draw every week for the month of December for 5 meat vouchers to the value of €30. Last week’s winners were Mary Collins, Kerins Park; Patricia Ryan, Derrymore East; Josephine Casey c/o Tony Casey; Aisling Curran, Blennerville & Mike Buckley, Ballymac. Next week’s Lotto will have a jackpot of €3,500 and the draw will take place this Sunday night December 21st at 10pm in O’Dwyer’s Bar. Lotto tickets available from the usual outlets or any club officer.

Senior AGM:

Last Sunday, the Club AGM took place at the clubrooms and it was well attended. Club Secretary gave a great account of the club’s activities over the past 12 months and acknowledged the work put in by so many people. Outgoing Chairman James Costello gave details of the new astro turf which will commence in the coming weeks. This facility will help grow the current and future generations of St Pats footballers maximize their potential. The following officers were elected for 2015:

President: Christy Murphy
Chairman: James Costello
Secretary: Terry Boyle
Treasurer: Jimmy Mulligan
Ass Treasurers: Jimmy Savage & Joe Costello
P.R.O.: Michael Greaney
County Board Delegate: Jim Moriarty
Cultural Officer: Anton O’Callaghan
ASAP Officer: Kieran O’Shea
Welfare Officer: Martina Dairo
Senior Trainer: Derek O’Sullivan
Minor Trainer: Eoin Sayers
Field Bookings Administrator: Maurice Hanafin

The club acknowledged the passing in 2014 of our stalwart Tony O’Donoghue and former player Brendan O’Shea and a minute’s silence was held in their honour. The positions of assistant secretary and coaching officer are to be appointed in the New Year. The club are looking for people to help out in administration, communications and coaching so if you are willing to commit to 1-2 hours per week, we would love to have you on board. Contact Club Secretary Terry Boyle on 086-2361687 or email secretary. Stpatricksblennerville.kerry@ gaa.ie

Coaching Courses:

Nine members from the club completed the foundation level coaching course last Thursday night in the KDYS hall. The course was ran by County Board Coach Niall O’Mahony. Thanks to everyone who completed the course and thanks to club Secretary Terry Boyle for organising it.

Strictly Come Dancing:
 
The launch of the 2014 Strictly Come Dancing DVD took place after the AGM in Quane’s and a huge crowd attended. A limited number of DVD’s are available to buy at €10. Contact Jimmy Mulligan on 087-6987700 to book one.

After-School Care:
An after school Childcare service will resume in September. Supervised homework. Large play area inside & out. Limited numbers available. All queries please contact Ann-Marie on 086-8602116.

Derryquay National School Coin Collection:

So many of us have coins lying around the house. How about putting them to good use. The children of Derryquay School will accept your coin of any denomination. The monies collected will be divided between the Irish Cancer Society and Derryquay School fund. The Irish Cancer Society is the charity chosen by the children themselves. Coins may be dropped at the school during school hours. Alternatively you may contact any member of the school community to collect it from you.

Baby Boom:

There has been a baby boom of late. Congratulations to Sean & Phil Leen whose grandson was born recently to their daughter Mary Leen & Andy Morgan, two stalwart LPS players. Former Senior player Pat Mckenna has another baby son and his sister Louise had a baby girl, both grandchildren to Paudie McKenna who is a member of our development committee. And finally, Orla Sayers from Derrymore had a baby boy recently. Congratulations to all.

Congratulations:

Congratulations to senior player Brendan Poff who added a Munster Inter-Firm medal to his ever growing collection after playing a key role inAstellas/Temmler’s two point victory over Cork Teachers last Monday week. Well done Brendie!

Juvenile Gear:

A limited amount of juvenile gear is for sale at present. The ideal Christmas present. For further details, please contact Therese Greaney on 087-6988052.
World Sports Team:

Last Wednesday in Dublin marked the official launch of World Sports Team, a volunteer-driven non-profit organisation on a mission to provide sportspeople across the world with a supportive network. This is the brainchild of former St Pats player Eamonn Sayers who has put a tremendous amount of work over the last number of years developing the concept. Eamonn said: “World Sports Team is the team every sportsperson supports. We aim to provide those who suffer catastrophic injury playing sport with a willing hand to help them through whatever difficulties they face. My cousin suffered a catastrophic injury playing sport and from my experiences I realised there has to be a better way of supporting fellow sportspeople. I do not want any family to have to go through what we went through then. Ireland has given many gifts to the sporting world and we hope this can be another one that benefits people the world over.” Eamonn is looking for people to join World Sports Team for visting their websitewww.worldsportsteam.org  , liking the Facebook page, www.fb.com/ WorldSportsTeam or following the team on twitter @WorldSportsTeam, using the hashtag #JointheTeam.

Weekly Notes:

Mike Greaney is the new St Pats PRO for 2015. If you would like to submit something for the weekly notes, please email Mike atpro.stpatricksblennerville. kerry@gaa.ie by 6pm on Sunday evening to have it included in the following week’s notes.

Blennerville Playschool:

A “Mulled Wine & Mince Pie” fundraiser in aid of Blennerville Playschool in St Pat’s clubrooms on Thursday 18th December at 7pm. All are welcome.

Curraheen Community Council:

Curraheen Community Council would like to thank all those who attended an open meeting on Tuesday November 25th last. We would also like to thank Garda Irene Riordan who gave some very good advice on steps we can take to help prevent crime in our homes, James Kelliher and Tom O Shea Chartered Accountants from Castleisland, both of whom held a very informative discussion on various financial topics as well as the importance of making a will, and Peter, a representative of TASK, providers of personal monitored alarms, for his demonstration on how these alarms work. He feels that one is assured of peace of mind and personal security at the touch of a button by having an alarm installed. He also gave very brief details of other types of monitors and detectors on the market, for example Wandering Person Alert for a loved one with dementia, a Medication Dispenser which reminds you to take important pills, a Bogus Caller Button at your front door helping you feel secure, or a Bed Exit Monitorproviding early warning that a family member has not returned to their bed during the night and may have fallen, as well as Carbon Monoxide Detectors, Smoke Detectors and more. These items will notify staff at the monitoring Response Centre enabling them to react quickly to the situation and provide reassurance that help is on the way. Any of these alarms can be purchased personally by the interested individual. However, grants for personal monitored alarms are available to those over the age of 65 who live alone or with another person over the age of 65. For more information do not hesitate to contact Jackie on 066-7130126 or Debbie 066-7129570.

Sympathy:

The club would like to extend its sympathy to the family and friends of Eileen Bynane, Camp; to juvenile coach Raphael Crowley on the passing of his aunt and also to the Moriarty & O’Brien families. May They Rest In Peace