Rallying for Galway Hospice - (Sat) 11 Sep 10

€15,000 raised / Prize Winners

Posted: September 17, 2010 11:35 AM

On Saturday night last September 11th, 6 weeks of hard work culminated in the presentation of a cheque for 15,000 euros to The Galway Hospice. The Rallying for Galway Hospice Team, lead by John Spain and Jarlath Conneely raised funds through a bucket collection, a raffle and generous sponsorship from a number of local business people in the Loughrea and Galway area. John and Jarlath funded the running costs of the Toyota Celica in the recent Galway Summer Rally, so all sponsorship raised could go directly to The Hospice. From an idea that began with a target of raising 3,500 euro, the final total has far exceeded anybodys expectations and is an amazing success for a group of people from the world of Motorsport in Galway. The Galway Hospice provide a wide range of services to the people of Galway and rely on volutary donations and fundraising to ensure this work continues.

A large crowd attended the presentaion of the cheque to Galway Hospice in McCormacks Bar on Saturday night. Local Band U-Turn provided entertainment well into the small hours.
The four prize winners from the raffle are

Danny Fahy ( Gort)
Declan McGlynn (Coldwood)
Robert Roche (Claregalway)
Betty Kennedy (Gort).

The prize winners day out will take place in Pallas Karting, Tynagh, Loughrea in the comming weeks. John spain and Jarlath Conneely would like to thank everybody who helped or contributed in any way to the fundraising.

Rallying for Galway Hospice

Posted: August 25, 2010 9:55 AM

John Spain and Jarlath Conneely from Loughrea are competing in the Mor Oil Galway Summer Rally to raise much needed funds for the Galway Hospice. The duo have organised a very successful raffle and will have a team of volunteers with collection buckets in Loughrea during the rally.
A large number of people have donated sponsorship to the fund, sponsors names will be on the rally car and a large sign in the service area at Loughrea Mart on Sunday 29th.
John and Jarlath are funding the running costs of the car themselves so all monies raised will go directly to Galway Hospice.

A special night to draw the prizes from the raffle and present the sponsorship cheque to the Galway Hospice will take place in the Curra pub in Ballinakill on September 11th. All are welcome to attend.

John and Jarlath would like to say thank you to everyone that has contributed to the fundraising.