St Malachy's GAC Club Notes

ST MALACHY'S GAC CASTLEDAWSON
Lotto
Numbers drawn in the weekly Lotto on Monday 23rd November 2009 were 3, 11, 13 & 14. As there was no winner, the Lucky Dips went to John B McKenna & Ann Quinn. The jackpot for next week will be £800; Your continued support is greatly appreciated.

Scor na Nog
Congratulations to our instrumental group who won the tightly contested Scor na nOg county final last Saturday night. They are now through to the Ulster Semi-final in Glenullin next Saturday night(5th December) at 7pm, up against competitors from Donegal and Tyrone. This will be a great nights entertainment for all, and we urge all club members to go along and support their young club members, it would be much appreciated!

Club Senior Presentation Night
The club end of year celebration night for camogie and football will take place in the Moyola Golf Club this Friday(4th December), a new venue and format for this annual event which we hope will be more appealing to our members and friends and to which you all can lend your support. A full programme of events kicks off at 8.00pm with Irish music and song from session musicians and this will be followed at 9.00pm with a hot buffet supper meal. The annual player(football & camogie) and clubman/person of the year awards will be presented at 10.00pm to be followed by an Irish Dance exhibition and party piece from the McNicholl Bros. Popular local group Rendition take to the stage at 11.00pm to finish off the night with their mixture of folk and dance music to suit all tastes. Tickets are £15 each and available from all Executive Committee members; Wednesday at 6pm is the deadline for ticket orders, so don't miss out on this special night!

2009 AGM
St. Malachy's GAC Annual General Meeting will be held on Wednesday December 9th at 7.30pm in the pavilion. All members are invited to attend and new members will be made very welcome, there is always room for new blood and fresh ideas. Nominations or motions must be returned to the club Secretary Mark Chesney no later than Sunday 29th November 2009.

Want To Help Save A Life
As you may have seen in the press recently, GAA Clubs throughout Ireland are holding Blood Donating sessions. Our Club, in conjunction with neighbouring Clubs would like to run a Blood Donation session. To do this, we need numbers, so if anyone would like to save someones life by donating blood, please contact Clare Heaney on 07740 552445.

Club Development Update
Work has finally begun on the drainage and resurfacing of the carpark so we would ask all visitors to become safety conscious when arriving at and leaving the grounds. To underage team managers in camogie and football and to the teachers in the Irish dancing and music classes we would ask for your help in keeping our younger members aware of the situation when they are ready to go home.

For further information on all club affairs log on at www.castledawsongac.com and please use the Guest Book for your comments.

Pavilion
A reminder to all club members and friends of St. Malachys that the pavilion will always be made available for functions and meetings at no charge; we would ask however to ensure good housekeeping that anyone who requires the loan of chairs or kitchen utensils etc. that they contact Tommy Joe or Aelish on 028 79468020 or in their absence club chairman Sean Cushley. We thank you for your assistance.

Clothing Bank
There will now be a clothing bank located inside the club car park. All textiles, such as sheets, curtains, clothes, shoes, belts and bags may be put in, but must be clean and dry. The car park can be accessed at all times. This is now a permanent feature and can be used by anyone.

Dancing Classes
The Irish Dancing Class continues every Monday at 7pm. All welcome, especially beginners.