A Quid Game fundraising event organised by O'Donovan Rossa GAC, Magherafelt, has succeeded in raising over £152,000 to support the development of a new pitch at the club. The successful night also saw the winning contestants donate a combined total of £10,725 to ten local charities and community organisations. Held in a packed Parish Centre, Magherafelt, the Quid Game fundraiser saw 53 contestants raise funds over a series of weeks for the right to compete in a series of challenges to win four cash prizes of £7,500, £3,500 and two £2000. The top five fundraisers on the night received a ‘Golden Ticket’, giving them direct entry to a later stage of the competition. Rossa’s winner on the night was Eamon Lennox, who received £7,500. The Rossa clubman donated £2,500 to his chosen charity, Mindwise, before proceeding to give £500 to each of his fellow Golden Ticket holders for their charities in recognition of their immense fundraising efforts. Charities and local organisations benefitting from the kind act include: STEPS, Gaelscoil an tSeanchaí, Haemochromatosis UK, ALPS, and NI Cancer Fund for Children. Second place contestant, Chris Kearns, received £3500 and donated £2625.00 to Marie Curie. Other charities and community organisations benefitting from the night included those chosen by winning semi-finalists Charlie Vernon and Quintin Gilmore. Charlie Vernon donated £250 each to Armagh Harps GFC and O'Donovan Rossa, £750 to NI Cancer Fund for Children, and £750 to NI Chest Heart and Stroke Foundation, while Slieve Gallion Community Pre School received £600 from Quintin Gilmore. Praising the Magherafelt community for rallying behind the fundraiser, Club Chair Geoffrey Higgins, said: “This has been a phenomenal achievement for our club and our community. The commitment shown by each of the contestants, their fundraising efforts, and the generosity of those who supported them have been truly humbling. On behalf of the club, I want to thank everyone who donated, attended, sponsored,
IN PICTURES: O’Donovan Rossa fundraiser raises over £152,000
