The latest 50 / 50 draw for June took place during our under-age awards night on Saturday last 10 June held in Strandhill Golf club. Doing the honours was Strand Celtic coach, Laura McGuinn, who will be representing Ireland in the Deaf Futsal World Cup in Brazil in November. A big thank you and the very best of luck to Laura in the months of preparation ahead.

The lucky winners in May (drawn at our most recent Committee meeting) and June are as follows:

May winners

€300 Tim Murphy, Strandhill

€200 Marian & Michael O’Hara, Sligo

€100 Emma Gray, Strandhill

€100 Gerry Buckley, Strandhill Rd

June winners

€300 Sarah Clarke, Sligo

€200 Aidan Kelly, Sligo

€100 Robert Stewart, Strandhill

€100 Willie O’Neill, Strandhill

A big thank you and welcome to new members who have joined in May and June. We are aiming to get to 200 members so that we can continue to make improvements to the park, which has most recently seen the addition of new outdoor gym equipment as well as repairs and upgrading of the children’s play area thanks to grants from Sligo Leader and funds raised from Strandhill’s Fittest Family.

We are edging closer to 150 draw members which will push the monthly prize fund up to €750 with €350 for the first out of the hat and €200 for second, so please continue to like, share and comment on the draw on your social media accounts and help get all the community behind the park development.

To enter the 50/50 Development draw simply click on the link below:

https://strandceltic.clubifyapp.com/products/1881/purchases/new

The draw only costs €10 each month - the equivalent cost of a cup of coffee each week !

Our target is to get 200 people so that we can service the debt on the park development and continue to improve the facilities.

When you have signed up we are encouraging everyone to use the hashtag #StrandhillIveSignedUp to use on their social media and to promote the draw

The draw takes place each month and winners will be contacted by phone with results published across the club’s social media channels.

The park development draw supports the bank loans which the club have taken on to develop and maintain the community park in Strandhill. The club has invested €1.3m in the park since its inception and has recently completed a €250,000 project which includes a floodlit community walkway, spectator facilities and convert the park into an environmentally friendly park - called ECO Park.

The 50/50 draw is very simple. 50% of the income is paid out in prize money each month ! This is unusual as it is a high percentage but the club wants to ensure good prize money for those joining the draw.

We now have almost 150 people signed up so please pass on the message on your social media and help get all the community behind the park development.