Pictures: Lions Club provides funding to 14 Kilkenny organisations

Fourteen local organisations from the city and county received funding from the Kilkenny Lions Club at a recent presentation in Bollard’s, Kieran’s Street, Kilkenny. READ MORE BELOW

George Candler, a long time member and past President of the club, was MC for the event. Lions Club President Carmel Slater thanked the Lions partners, KCLR and the Kilkenny People, whose vital support makes many of the fundraising events possible.

She also expressed the Lions’ gratitude to the people and business community of Kilkenny, who have generously supported the various Lions fund raising events, including the very successful Christmas hamper appeal auction throughout the past 12 months.

She also thanked Mayor David Fitzgerald for donating the proceeds of the Mayor’s Annual Christmas Appeal to the Lions Club.
She welcomed representatives from the Kilkenny County and City Lawn Tennis Club to the event and thanked them for donating a considerable amount from their fundraising events to the Lions Club. They were represented by Ed Walsh captain and Pat Brett sponsor.

She referred to the Lions policy of distributing funds throughout Co Kilkenny and said that the Lions were very happy to assist such worthy organisations. Carmel remembered Lions member, the late Brian O’Callaghan, past president of the club, who did so much for the less well-off.

She also thanked the Lions Committee for organising this event and in particular Philip O’Neill, Marie Kennedy and Philip Tierney.

Cathaoirleach of Kilkenny County Council Pat Fitzpatrick said that Kilkenny Lions Club has a long history of helping local organisations, with the club distributing over €850,000 to over 100 organisations over the past 19 years. He acknowledged the incredible charity work and community engagement of the Lions Club throughout County Kilkenny.

Mayor David Fitzgerald paid tribute to the Lions for their great work in assisting local organisations over the years and said that the people of Kilkenny were very thankful to them. He also thanked the voluntary work of the organisations who were receiving cheques, as they play a huge role in improving the services available in their communities.

He said he was delighted to have given the proceeds of the Mayors Christmas Appeal to the Lions Club, as he knew how respected they were in Kilkenny and that so many local organisations benefit from their fundraising throughout the year. He also thanked a number of army personnel from James Stephens Barracks who fundraised during the Christmas period and gave the amount raised to the Mayor’s Christmas appeal.

RECIPIENTS
The 14 recipients were: Newpark Close Resource Centre, Fr McGrath Resource Centre, Mill Family Resource Centre in Urlingford Droichead Family Resource Centre in Callan, Mullinavat Active Retirement Group,  St Canice’s Troy’s Court Day Care Centre,  Mount Carmel Care for the Elderly Nursing Home, ALONE, Family Carers Ireland, South East Radiotherapy Trust-SERT, Cois Nore, Order of Malta, St Patrick’s Centre, Kilkenny, and Ossory Youth.