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Austin Stacks Chairman, Billy Ryle launches the GoFundMe campaign for the senior team’s trip to Thurles on Sunday with, on left, Michael Tangney, Club Treasurer and Shane Lynch, Assistant Treasurer.
WITH just days to go until Austin Stacks do battle for the Munster title, a fundraiser has been launched to help with the cost of success.
The seniors play the Munster Senior Club Football Final against St Finbarr’s in Thurles next Sunday and the Club’s Fundraising Committee – Shane Lynch, Mary Fitzmaurice, Michael Tangney & Eileen Nagle – is making one big final push to raise fund for senior team expenses.
The current public health regulations have played havoc with some of the big fund-raising events which the club had planned to run in order to raise badly needed finance for the trip to Tipp.
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“Already, the Club’s big Race Night planned for its Connolly Park function rooms had to be postponed before Christmas due to the restrictions,” said Shane Lynch of the Austin Stacks Fund Raising Committee.
“Another major fundraiser lunch planned for Ballygarry House Hotel during January also bit the dust. Austin Stacks will be running these events in early spring when public health conditions allow but the loss of revenue from the postponement of those two premium events has left the coffers very bare,” he added.
Some welcome progress has been made on a few emergency fundraising initiatives that are underway to help finance the costs of the Senior Team’s club championship campaign.
‘The Player’s Families & Friends Fund’ raised a considerable amount last week by the families and friends of the senior team players to cover the cost of the team’s overnight stay in Thurles this weekend.
In addition, a GoFundMe fundraising initiative was launch by Club Chairman, Billy Ryle on Tuesday at 3.15pm in Connolly Park.
“That is a GoFundMe crowdfunding campaign where supporters can contribute online towards the cost of the senior team’s preparations for the Munster final and hopefully beyond in the coming weeks. The fundraising committee launched this campaign to build on the success of the ‘Families & Friends’ fundraiser’,” said Shane Lynch.
Austin Stacks is aiming this GoFundMe page at Austin Stacks supporters and general GAA supporters, both at home and abroad.
All donations, large and small, will be gratefully accepted. The money raised by the GoFundMe campaign is urgently needed to cover the considerable expense incurred by the successful run of the senior team and to help ensure no stone is left unturned in their preparations for the Munster final.
Austin Stacks wishes to sincerely thank everyone who has already contributed to its many fundraisers during the year which kept the club going and also to those who have contributed to support the senior team in their great run of success this year. The link to the GoFundMe page is https://gofund.me/2af58921
