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THE Kilmaley Volountary Housing Association is set to benefit from another funding boost, emphasizing again the depth of support for the KO) (elm
Tomorrow, Wednesday April 30 at a presentation in the Kilmaley Day Care Centre, a cheque for €10,000 will be handed over to Seamus Lynch, Chairman of Kilmaley Vol- untary Housing Association.
The cheque will be presented by Helen and Patricia Greene whose mother, Mary (80) is a regular client at the Centre.
Twin sisters Helen and Patricia Greene from Kilfenora organised a hugely successful Céili Mor in the West County Hotel in January of this year and raised €10,000 for the Day Care Centre.
It is the latest boost KVHA and the association’s members who recent- ly organized a series of table quiz events that were all well supported by the local community.
The association also received the backing of You’re a Star winner Lee- ane Moore who gave her support to a charity auction held in Kilmaley earlier this month.
Up for grabs was a signed Man-
chester United jersey featuring the signatories of among others, Roy Keane, Cristiano Ronaldo and Alex Ferguson. The event raised €500 for the KVHA.
Kilmaley Day Care Centre opened in 2004 and currently opens its doors three days a week to clients from a wide catchment area. Clients enjoy a dinner, card games, art, activities, computer classes and a chat at the Centre.
With the help of the HSE West and particularly Maria Molloy, HSE Area Manager for Elderly Care Serv- ices, the Day Care Centre manage- ment plan to stretch to a fourth day
of opening shortly.
Starting work in 2000, a voluntary committee of local people raised money through community fund raising and State grants to build twelve voluntary housing units for older people together with the Day Care Centre.
A presentation will also be made on April 30 to retired committee members Bernie Barry of Inch, Mar- garet Connellan of Lisroe and Mary McNamara of Inch all of whom were part of the original founding com- mittee of Kilmaley Voluntary Hous- ing Association