Alisha Panray-Ramchurn and Cian Healy, from Seomra Glas, Thomond Primary School, who received first prize in the Additional Educational Needs Category of Team Limerick Clean-Up’s ‘Decorate a BIG TLC Christmas Tree Competition’ with their teacher Ms Healy, JP McManus, Helen O’Donnell, and John Kiely THE WINNERS of Team Limerick Clean-Up's (TLC) ‘Decorate a BIG TLC Christmas Tree’ competition have been announced. TLC, co-founded by JP McManus, launched its ‘Decorate a BIG TLC Christmas Tree’ competition at the end of November, asking pupils across Limerick to decorate a big Christmas tree using recyclable materials. Over 140 trees from 54 primary schools across Limerick entered the competition, with judges being “extremely impressed by the creativity and imagination that went into every entry”. St Fergus NS, Glin, came first in the junior category, third class in Scoil Iosagain, Hospital, came first in the intermediate category, sixth class of Scoil Mocheallog, Killmallock, took the crown in the senior category and Thomond Primary School, Seomra Glas took the top spot in the additional educational needs category. READ MORE: Family electrical retailer adds festive spark to Limerick “We were delighted to present the winning class groups with their prizes for TLC’s Christmas Tree Competition,” said JP McManus. “We would like to thank all the teachers and staff for facilitating this competition among their pupils. “It is great to see younger generations learning more about the environment and the importance of keeping Limerick clean and tidy.” First, second and third place in each category (Junior, Intermediate, Senior, Additional Educational Needs) received vouchers for school equipment. The aim of the competition is to raise awareness of TLC and highlight the importance of protecting the environment amongst younger generations. The first-place winners of each category were celebrated at a special prize-giving event at the International Rugby Experience. The
PICTURES: Winners of 'Decorate a BIG TLC Christmas Tree' competition announced
