Mickey And Minnie Mouse To Aid Tanyard Resource Centre In Fund-raiser
Thursday, 22 July 2010
Mickey and Minnie Mouse, Tanyard Resource Centre clients and staff and members of the Junior Parish Pastoral Council prepare for the big fund-raiser
TWO of Walt Disney's best loved characters are pulling out all the stops to help raise funds for Tullamore's Tanyard Resource Centre and the Tullamore/ Clara Adult Care service.
Mickey Mouse and his girlfriend/ partner Minnie will be in the Bridge Centre this Saturday and Sunday selling tickets for a massive draw.
First prize in the draw is a trip for a family of two adults and two children under 12 to Euro Disney in France where the lucky winners will get the chance to meet a host of Disney favourites.
The draw will be made late in the afternoon on Tullamore Show Day, August 8 next at the Butterfield Estate near Blueball.
Members of Tullamore's Junior Parish Pastoral Council, chaired by Conor O'Brien, have also teamed up with the Disney duo to aid this worthy cause.
Speaking to the Tribune on Monday afternoon last Conor said that over 20 of the council's members would be helping to raise funds.
Donna Quinn, Manager of the Tullamore/ Clara Adult Day services said the funds would be used at the Tanyard centre and at the Mariosa Foundation in Moore Abbey in Co. Kildare, its sister grouping.
The Tullamore/ Clara day service provides support for 45 people from the two towns and surrounding areas.
'Our main role is provide support for people with intellectual disabilities,' explained Ms Quinn.
Each year a fund-raiser is undertaken to maintain the standard of care for the service's clients, explained Michael O'Hanlon from the Mariosa Foundation.
Tickets for the draw cost €3 per line or three lines for €5. They can be purchased this weekend in the Bridge Centre or indeed by contacting the Tanyard Resource Centre any time until the draw on August 8 next.
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