Raphoe
RAPHOE NOTES:
Raphoe Family Resource Centre:
Women’s Group
The next meeting of the Family Resource Centre’s Women’s Group meets on 22nd February 2016. The Women’s Group has been together for many years. We chat; we help each other out, make crafts, have cooking demonstrations, plan activities for International Women’s Day and have many social outings throughout the year. If you would like to be a part of this group, don’t hesitate to come along.
Raphoe Something Special Group
The Something Special Support Group’s next meeting is taking place on Tuesday 9th February 2016. The Group meets on the second Tuesday of the month at 8pm. If you are a parent/guardian of a child with delayed communication or learning skills or Autism Spectrum Disorder, you will find support, advice and information by attending this support group. New members are always welcome. If you would like more information about the support group please contact Melanie on 0749145796 / 0873641503.
50-50 Bonus Ball
Following on from the success of last year’s weekly ‘100 Club’ Private Member’s Draw the Family Resource Centre is now introducing its weekly 50-50 Bonus Ball Fundraising Draw. There will be 47 numbers for sale each week keenly priced at €1.00 each. The winning number will be the Bonus Ball drawn in the National Lottery Draw every Saturday. Half of monies collected each week will be paid out to the winner, i.e. if we sell all 47 numbers the lucky winner will receive €23.50, if we sell 30 numbers the winner will receive €15. If the Bonus Ball number is not sold in any particular week, the money will roll over to the following week. We look forward to the community’s support for this fundraiser. The first draw will be held leading up to the National Lottery Draw of Saturday 30th January 2016. To enter the Bonus Ball Draw please call into the Family Resource Centre in The Volt House before Saturday 30th January and before Saturday of each week thereafter. Good luck!
Seniors Alert Scheme
The objective of the Seniors Alert Scheme is to encourage community support for vulnerable older people in our communities through the provision of personal monitored alarms to enable older persons of limited means to continue to live securely in their homes with confidence, independence and peace of mind.
Funding is available under the scheme towards the purchase of equipment by a registered organisation i.e. personal alarm and/or pendant. The associated monitoring and service charges must be paid by the participant.
A person will be eligible if he or she is:
• Aged 65 years or older; and
• Of limited means or resources; and
• Living alone, living with another person who meets the eligibility criteria; and
• Resides within geographical area of the relevant registered organisation; and
• Able to benefit from the equipment supplied; and
• Are prepared to maintain contact with the registered organisation.
Raphoe Family Resource Centre has now taken over the administration of the Scheme. Therefore, if you or anyone you know are eligible for the scheme please do not hesitate to contact Laura at Raphoe Family Resource Centre on (074)9145796 or 0873641503 or alternatively call into our office located on the second floor of The Volt House, Raphoe. We would like to take this opportunity to thank The Friday Club based in The Volt House for all its excellent work with this Scheme going back many years.
Raphoe Boxing Club
On Friday night last Raphoe’s featherweight puncher Dennis Lafferty was in action at a major tournament in the Tower Hotel, Derry where he lost out on a split decision to Oak Leaf’s Darren Quigley.
On Saturday night Raphoe’s female kingpin Melanie Penrose came up against Kristina McFadden at the Dunfanaghy B.C. annual tournament in the Osman Centre and this was to be the fight of the night and at the final bell McFadden was awarded the points victory. On Saturday next Raphoe’s ever improving school-boy duo Liam Crawford and Liam McMonagle will both be in action in the Ulster 9 Counties Championships in the Halfway House, Burnfoot and good wishes goes to them from all their clubmates. The Raphoe Club will host its 28th Annual Boxing Tournament in the Lifford Community Centre on Saturday 19th march, and Raphoe’s Head Coach Gary McCullagh has pencilled in 14 star-studded contests featuring the cream of boxers from Donegal, Derry and Tyrone. More details of this major boxing showpiece will appear in the local press in coming weeks.
Slimming World Raphoe
Do you want to live happy and feel great? Find out how at Raphoe Slimming World. Come join our warm and friendly group every Tuesday night in the Cathedral Hall at 7.00pm. Make 2016 your year to live happy, get healthy and feel great. Contact Geraldine on 086-3348048.
Please note that items for the Raphoe Notes should be placed in the box provided in the Post Office on or before 12 noon on Fridays. Items can also be emailed to raphoefrc@eircom.net or handed in to the Family Resource Centre, The Volt House. Items should be submitted at least one week in advance of publication of local press.
