Raphoe
RAPHOE NOTES:
Raphoe Family Resource Centre:
15th Anniversary Celebrations
The Family Resource Centre will be celebrating its 15th year as a Family Resource Centre on Monday 27th June 2016 and we are busy planning an appropriate celebration to mark the occasion. More details will follow in next week’s Raphoe Notes so please mark the date in your diary! Many of you will remember us as Raphoe Youth Project and subsequently as Raphoe Youth & Community Project and although the date is a wee bit sketchy the project will be 20 years established in May 2017-another milestone to be celebrated!
Raphoe Integrated Summer Project Registration
Registration for this year’s summer project hosted by Raphoe Family Resource Centre and Springboard Family Support Project will take place on Tuesday 7th June at 11am in Springboard, Castlegrove and at 6pm in the Family Resource Centre, The Volt House. Fees for this year are: €8 per single child; €10 for a family of 2 and €12 for a family of 3 or more. The summer project will take place on the following dates: Monday 18th- Friday 22nd July and Monday 25th-Friday 29th July. Activities will include trips to Brunswick Superbowl, Playtrails, Lurgybrack Farm, The Old Foundry, Belfast Zoo, Cinema as well as a Teddy Bears Picnic, Arts & Crafts, Old & New Games Day, and a family BBQ. The Family Resource Centre and Springboard Family Support Project would like to take this opportunity to sincerely thank Ronnie Halliday, School Completion Programme Coordinator for his generous support this year again. Without this support the summer project would not take place.
Farewell:
The Family Resource Centre would like to say farewell to Peter Mc Clintock whose year with us as Caretaker through the Tús Programme came to an end on Thursday 19th May. Peter, who went about his work in a quiet unassuming way made a significant contribution to ensuring that those visiting the Family Resource Centre enjoyed a warm and friendly environment. We wish Peter every success for the future. Our thanks too go to Sharon Docherty, Tús Programme Supervisor for all her support during Peter’s year with us.
Sponsored Walk
The Family Resource Centre would like to thank everyone for their kind support during the recent sponsored walk undertaken by Tony, our Project Coordinator. Tony wants everyone to know that other than a few blisters (and a free sun tan!) he is none the worse for wear. It would be difficult to thank everyone personally and we would be concerned that we would leave someone out so please accept this as a token of our sincere gratitude if you walked with Tony, drove him to starting points, fed him, ensured he was safe and well, prayed for him, sent him good wishes and kind comments, liked and shared his daily posts, turned out to welcome him on his visit to your Family Resource Centre, welcomed him back to Raphoe and organised his homecoming party, and of course if you sponsored or pledged to sponsor him. You are all fantastic people! We would like to thank the following businesses who were generous with their sponsorship: Daly Bros Retail Ltd, Lifford; Cleary & Co Solicitors; Dolan Scaffolding Ltd; Raphoe Pharmacy; Mc Cauley’s Restaurant, Lifford; Harkin’s Gala, Ballybofey; Laird’s Kitchen’s; Lifford Credit Union; Niall Gallen Taxis, Lifford; Declan Reynolds; Raphoe Mart; Slevin’s Pharmacy, Lifford; Eamonn Stevenson Financial Services, Letterkenny, Reynolds of Raphoe. Our sincere thanks also to Cllrs Liam Doherty and Gary Doherty for their generous contributions from their Members Development Fund Allocation.
Something Special Support Group
The next meeting of the group will take place at 8.00pm on Tuesday 14th June in the Family Resource Centre, The Volt House, Raphoe. If you are a parent/guardian of a child with delayed communication or learning skills or Autism Spectrum Disorder (ASD) 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 074-9145796/087-3641503.
Date for your diary
Raphoe Annual 5k road race hosted by Raphoe Family Resource Centre in association with Lifford/Strabane A.C. will this year take place at 7.30pm on Tuesday 5th July. Raphoe 5k is one of the races in Donegal Athletics Board Grand Prix Programme. Last year’s race which was kindly sponsored by Coyle’s Centra Raphoe was won by Ivan Toner in a time of 16:35. The first woman home was Sarah Kivlehan in a time of 19:37.
Drop-in Tuesdays
Drop-in Tuesdays continue in the Family Resource Centre in the Volt House on Tuesdays from 10.30-11.30am. The Drop-in provides the opportunity for members of the community to call in for a cup of tea and a chat. Local and daily papers will be available so you can catch up on local, national and international news. The Drop-in is free so why not come along and join us?
50-50 Bonus Ball
The winner of our weekly 50 / 50 Bonus ball was Robert Kilpatrick, winning number 10.
To enter the next Bonus Ball Draw please call into the Family Resource Centre in The Volt House before Saturday of each week. 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.
Raphoe Boxing Club
Everyone at the Raphoe Boxing Club would like to extend a sincere thanks to Martin Conlon for all his generous work towards the local Club. Thanks Martin, your kindness is greatly appreciated by all at the Club.
Work on the boxing clubs new extension, which consists of weights-room and storage space, has now commenced and it is hoped that it will be completed for the new season in August and a sincere thanks goes to County Councillors Frank McBrearty, Liam Doherty and Gerry Crawford, and Barry McCullagh, Architecture & Surveying Ltd for all their help with this project.
The Raphoe Club is now closed for the summer break after another very successful season when once again the Raphoe Club was one of the busiest clubs in the county at championships and club tournaments. Sincere thanks goes to all the boxers and coaches, parents, all the generous business people of Raphoe and surrounding areas for their financial support, and Raphoe Tidy Towns for all the excellent work that they do inside and outside the Clubhouse. It is greatly appreciated.
Talk and Healing Service
St Eunan’s Catholic Church, Raphoe, Co. Donegal is hosting a Talk and Healing Service with Eddie Stones (Lay Healer) on Friday 3rd June 2016 at 6.30pm. Holy Mass at 7.30pm including veneration of the Most Blessed Sacrament, Confessions and recitation of the Most Holy Rosary during the evening. Please come early. Everyone is very welcome.
Matt Talbot Annual Pilgrimage
The annual pilgrimage to the shrine of Matt Talbot in Dublin will take place on Sunday, 12th June 2016. Total cost including bus fare and meals: €50. Bus leaving chapel car park at 8:30 a.m. sharp. Contact Brid Toner 087 1200242 to book.
Community Employment Vacancies
St. Johnston & Carrigans Community Employment Project is currently recruiting for the following jobs, which are supported by the Department of Social Protection:
1 Youth Worker to be based in St. Johnston & Carrigans Family Resource Centre
1 Environmental/Maintenance Worker to be based in Taughboyne Church & Graveyard. Workers are free to work in other places while on Community Employment. Free training opportunities available within budgets. Contact St. Johnston & Carrigans Family Resource Centre, Chapel Road, St. Johnston. Tel 9148551 for job descriptions and application form.
Raphoe Kurling Club
Raphoe Kurling Club AGM was held on Monday 23rd May 2016 in Raphoe Presbyterian Church Hall at 6.45PM. Minutes of AGM held on 26th May 2015 were read and signed; Treasurers report for year ending 26th May 2015 was presented and agreed.
Election Office Bearers for year 2016/17 results are:
Chairperson P. Devenney
Secretary Mgt Parkes
Treasurer L. Russell
Asst. Treasurer M. Craig.
Activities during 2015/2016: The Club met weekly on Monday evenings from September to end of May. Phase 6 of Kurling League will finish on 13th June 2016. 6 Clubs participated. Attendance at Go for Life Games in D.C.U. Dublin was the highlight of the year. Sincere thanks to Myles and Karen for organising the trip. With funding from Go for Life, the Club members availed of the gym and aqua aerobics in Finn Valley Centre. A social evening in Raphoe Presbyterian Church Hall in September 2016 was well supported. Charities supported in 2016 were local branch of St. Vincent de Paul. €300 was donated. The Club will commence first Monday in September 2016. New members welcome!!
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