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This year local fundraising organisation Caring Coins are using their Easter event to close one appeal and launch their second appeal of the year. For the last 2 months they have been running a "Clear Out To Help Out" appeal to raise money for 2 very brave little heros Bobby Browne and Fight for Alfie.
This Saturday 8 April from 12pm - 4pm they are hosting an Easter at Carrickcruppen GAA with free face painting, Easter egg hunt, ice cream, arts, crafts, music and event the Easter Bunny will make an appearance. This is their second appeal of the year and the most important appeal they have ever launched, which is for a stem cell match for Bessbrook boy Bobby Browne who has been diagnosed with leukaemia and needs a bone marrow transplant. They will have the opportunity for you to sign up at DKMS and hopefully swab kits on the day provided by the amazing team at Eimears Wish .
As much as the aim of this event is to keep children entertained in a safe and enjoyable environment, while also raising monies needed to directly support families, through the guidance of our partnerships, who are living in poverty in our area. We hope to always keep this as an affordale event for everyone.
*All cars are asked to park in St Pauls High Scool, where tickets for the event will be on sale. Tickets cost £10.00 per car which includes, free ice-cream, free face painting, free art competition, free Easter egg hunt, Teddies Bear picnic area (please bring a blanket), sack races, races for all the family and a PSCP Gaming Bus.
Also on the day there will be with activities with arts and crafts with Sticky Fingers and the Magnet Youth Engagement Services plus, a sensory room will be provided by SNAP in the side bar in the club house. There will also be a chance to see some of the top motors and toys from MR Kings Competitions as well as a fire engine.
As always there will be a raffle on the day with not 1 but 3 chances to win a visit from the icecream van for a birthay party, vouchers etc, £1 per ticket or 6 tickets for £5.
There will be an empty lorry parked in St Pauls High, School for the Clear Out To Help Out appeal and they would like to encourage anyone attending the event to support by bringing a bag of unwanted clothes, shoes, handbags and coats (all must be clean and in reusable condition please).
Caring Coins would like to take this oppportunity to thank Carrickcruppen GAF for hosting this event again this year and to St Pauls High School for giving them the use of their parkiing faicilities for the day. Special thanks to Coleman Properties, O'Reilly's wholesale, Derrybeg shop and Vicky from Little bites for donating Easter eggs, drinks and sweets to hand out on the day.
If your household has people aged between 17-55 you can all join the bone marrow donor register at www.dkms.org.uk
If you're aged 16 you can join it at www.anthonynolan.org
