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Coffee Morning
Castleblayney Community Enterprise Centre will host a coffee morning on Saturday 24th November from 10am to 12pm in the Enterprise Centre, Dublin Road, Castleblayney. Proceeds
will be given to local community activist and volunteer Janet Hill who has been chosen as one of ten volunteers to travel to Romania to distribute Christmas Shoeboxes to children living in poverty.Janet who has for many years now been involved through the Church of Ireland in the Christmas Shoebox Appeal will travel to Romania with Team Hope and it is a requirement of her selection to raise €600 for the charity before the journey.
Your support for Janet would be much appreciated.
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McMahon Supervalu Renews Main Sponsorship for the Castleblayney 5K Walk/Run
Castleblayney Faughs are delighted yet again to announce that Mc Mahon's Supervalu have come on board as the main sponsor of the eighth Castleblayney 5K walk/run which will take place on Sunday 25th November at 2pm. This year the event will also see the return of the 2K route for all the Children under 14 at 1pm, fee €5.
The walk/run, which traditionally marks the end of the 12-week training programme called “Operation TransFAUGHSmation” was put in place as a target for the participants to test their fitness by either walking or running the route.
The Mc Mahon's Supervalu Castleblayney 5K is open to everyone and the Faughs club very much encourage all locals to don their runners and join in on the fun. The run is a real good community day.
There will be specially commissioned medal for all finishers and category prices, also refreshments for all afterwards in the Glencarn Hotel.
Registration is available online at https://events.athleticsireland.ie
Preregistration cost only €10.
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Autism Information Evening
A free autism information evening `As I Am` with guest speaker Adam Harris will take place on Monday 19th November in Íontas Centre, Castleblayney at 8pm.
Adam Harris is a 23 year old social entrepreneur and founder-CEO of AsIAm.ie, an organisation working to build an Ireland where every person with Autism can “live and succeed as they are”. Adam established AsIAm.ie based on his experiences of living with Asperger’s Syndrome, a condition on the autism spectrum.
On the night Adam will discuss:
- what autism is
- how he worked with his own diagnostic and the effect on his early life
- The organisation’s role in educational and advocacy work
- What it’s like seeing autism through the eyes of an autistic person
- Community Supports
- The future - 3rd level/work/environment/Autism friendly towns (retail, public sector etc.) and new initiatives.
Registration will take place at 7.45pm
Everyone welcome
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