Swinford Notes 28th October 2020

Posted By Douglas Kelly on Oct 28, 2020

Swinford GAA

Swinford GAA 50/50 draw

The club 50/50 draw was held in Horkan’s and Pauline Thompson of Meelick won €247.

Envelopes are available in business premises in town and online through www.swinfordgaa.ie where tickets can be purchased in bundles of 10/25/52 weeks or from club officers.

The next draw will be in Eurospar on 3rd November. Draw envelopes available for €2 each or 3 for €5.

The club will like to thank everyone for their support.

COVID-19 ASSISTANCE

Swinford GAA have recommenced their help and delivery service. Anyone out there looking for help or assistance should contact Joe Mellett on 087 2573752

Swinford Community Lotto

The numbers drawn were

18, 25, 28 & 29

Prize Winners

€70 Voucher C & M Reddington, c/o Moores
€70 Voucher Jason Cronnolly, Killasser

There was No jackpot winner.

Next weeks Jackpot is €13,400

Tickets can now be purchased on line, County wide and worldwide for each draw, 26 weeks €50, 52 weeks €100.

https://www.lottoraiser.ie/SwinfordCL/

The Butterfly Garden

The committee members of The Butterfly Garden community project in Swinford would like to extend a huge thank you to everyone in the community and elsewhere who donated to and participated in this year’s VHI Virtual Mini-Marathon event in aid of The Butterfly Garden.

The Butterfly Garden is a community project started by a group of bereaved parents in Swinford, Co. Mayo. The aim of the project is to create a memorial garden that brings comfort to bereaved families who have faced miscarriages, stillbirth, infant and child deaths, to know you’re not alone in a time that can feel very lonely. We want to create a hopeful space showing love for the little lives taken too soon.

The first fundraising event for this project kicked off in early October 2020, in line with Wave of Light as part of Baby Loss Awareness Month. A number of ladies completed 10k in their own way for the VHI Virtual Mini-Marathon, between the 1st and 10th October 2020, raising much-needed funds for this meaningful project.

Photo: Some of the ladies who completed the 10k VHI Virtual Mini-Marathon in aid of the Butterfly Garden on 10th October 2020.

Photo: Some of the ladies brought their babies teddy bears with them on the day.

On October 15th, a number of businesses lit up in pink and blue in support of Baby Loss Awareness day, including Deerpark Manor B&B, Blue Thunder and the Court House in Swinford.

The Butterfly Garden would like to thank everyone involved with this including Councillor Michael Smyth and Devilment Marketing for their assistance.

Photo: Wave of Light 2020, photo by Devilment Marketing.