St. Marys GAA Club notes
Lotto
There was no winner of the jackpot this week. There was no winner of the jackpot this week. Elanor Mc Gill matched three counties and won €100. The winning counties were AH, FH, DN and WW. Next weeks jackpot €5550. Tickets are available from any committee member at a cost of €2 or online.
Membership
The closing date for club membership is 17th March. All members are being asked this year to fill out a membership form in relation to contact details. To facilitate this a registration evening will be held in the clubhouse in convoy on Thursday 11th March form 7pm to 9pm. Cost: €20 adult and €3 under 18. New members welcome.
Training
Under 10 and under 12's training continues on Saturday morning at 11am.
Training for the under 16's and minor boys continues on Friday 12th (outdoor) at 6.30pm sharp. There will be a meeting of all under 16 and minor players after this training session. The under 16 league season starts next Sunday14th March with a home game against Naomh Padraig Lifford.
Senior and reserve training is now on Tuesdays and Thursdays at 730pm. There will be a meeting for all players going to play senior and reserve football this year on Friday 12th March at 9pm. It is imperative that all players attend.
Senior ladies training continues on Wednesdays at 730pm and Sunday mornings at 12.30.
Under 14 and under 16 girls training continues on Saturday at 12.30. New members welcome to all training sessions.
Schools day
St. Bridget's National School, Convoy, St. Eunan's National School Raphoe, Convoy Joint National School Raphoe Central National School, Glenmaquin National School and St. Patrick's National School, Drumkeen were the six schools form the parish participated in the very successful schools day at the St. Mary's pitch in Convoy on Thursday 4th March. Boys and girls form 3rd and 4th classes form the schools took part in three short games using the Go Game blitz format. It was a great opportunity for them to learn new skills, develop friendships and have fun. Paul Callaghan Regional Games Development officer was also in attendance and commended the club on such an initiative stating that it was a great opportunity to develop and foster cross community links. Mick Murphy and Kieran Molloy were also present and refereed a few games. He again praised Conor and the club for the time and effort they put in to organising the event which was a very enjoyable and successful morning. This is the third schools day that the club have organised and they hope to run another in the near future. A great deal of thanks has to go to Conor Mc Dermott for his efforts in organising the day. Thanks also to the teachers in the various schools and all the helpers on the day without which this would not be such a success.
