Clontibret
Membership
Membership for 2017 is now due and anyone, especially all adult players, who hasn’t already done so contact Margaret Walsh (mgtwalsh1@gmail.com ) immediately to renew membership for 2017. All players must ensure they are paid up members before the commencement of the playing season and all others who wish to be members of the club should do so now. Paid up members for 2017 can then use their membership number to go online to gaa.ie/grma to order their official membership card Membership Cards will only be distributed to members who have signed up to grma online.
Juvenile
Player registration night on Wed 22nd for all our Juveniles from 7pm. If you missed it don’t worry, just contact JP (0860523566) or Padraig (0868275432) direct or ask your coach for the registration form. All teams will be out on the pitch within the next two weeks.
U10s: Big turnout last week for our first run out of the year. An indoor blitz has been organised for this Saturday for this group in the centre at Ballybay Community College. Meeting at the hall at 9.20am with hopefully parents making themselves available for transport, many thanks.
U14s: Again another great turnout by this group last Sunday….big year ahead with Feile coming to the county and our club hosting. Training continues this Sunday at 10am
FUN Run: Just a note to keep in your diary…our annual Fun Run will take place on April 1st (no joke!!!) this year, the first Saturday in April. Always a great day for the family and kids…and we might even have a new course for ya!!!! Details to follow
Championship Draws
With the senior championship draw with Latton already known the reserve championship draws took place last week. In the O’Duffy Cup we play the winners of Castleblayney v Latton in the quarter final while in the McKeown Cup our C team will meet Killevan in the preliminary round. The C team get their first league outing on the weekend of March 4/5th
Clontibret Gold Rush for Leukaemia
Following on from the very successful Run for Leukaemia held at Christmas the club is delighted to welcome Professor Shaun McCann, Professor Emeritus of Haematology and Academic Medicine, St James’s Hospital and Trinity College, Dublin, along with the Duffy family as they accept a cheque towards the provision of facilities for leukaemia patients at the hospital.
In 2014, The European Group for Blood and Bone Marrow Transplantation (EBMT) conferred Professor McCann with Honorary Life Membership. Less than 30 people internationally have achieved this honour and we look forward to Professor McCann saying a few words on the night, which is Friday 3rd March at the clubrooms. All are welcome and a great Clontibret welcome for our distinguished guest would be appreciated.
By Mary McEneaney Wed 22nd Feb
