 Greenmount Association raise over £5000 for local charity  |
Greenmount Association raise over £5000 for local charity
24 February 2009 By Adrian Quinn Greenmount Association PROThe Royal Court Hotel, Portrush, was packed to the rafters on Saturday 24 January when the Greenmount Association hosted a Charity Comedy Evening in aid of the National Association for Colitis and Crohn’s (NACC). Over 300 people were treated to a magnificent evening’s entertainment. James Hanrahan impressed on lookers with his table-side magic tricks as the audience arrived. Alan McKee had the audience in stitches with his quick witted hilarity. The interval provided a chance to raffle off many prizes which had been kindly donated by the Association committee members and other generous benefactors. Some specialist items were also auctioned off to raise additional money for the charity. Following a finger Buffet, Ian Coalter gave the audience some more laughs with his humourous tales. Plug and Dom then brought the evening to a close with some great music. David McClarty also did a tremendous job as compere of the event. The final amount raised on the night was a whopping £5020.20. Peri Gillespie (Chairperson of Northern Ireland branch of the NACC) and Audrey Derby (Vice-chairperson) were on hand at Greenmount Campus recently to collect the cheque. Audrey Derby commented that “The Northern Ireland branch of the NACC is most grateful to the President and the Committee of the Greenmount Association for this staggering donation to NACC's funds. Wewill endeavour to keep all money raisedwithin Northern Ireland and are hoping to avail of new training equipment essential in the diagnosis and treatment of the condition”. Mark McCollum, the Greenmount Association president remarked “As Association President I was overwhelmed by the support and generosity of The Greenmount Association member's and theirfriendsand family in makingthe fun packed night such a success. Indeed the entertainers and those who donated gifts all helped in raising this astonishing sum of money forwhich, as a sufferer of Crohn's since my early twenties,I know willhelp a lot ofpeople, especially the young”. The Greenmount Association would like to sincerely thank all those who were involved and contributed to this worth while charity event. A marvellous night was had by all.
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