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IT’S time for the people of Tuam- eraney and Scariff to phone a friend and show off their general knowl- edge. And all in a good cause.
On Thursday last, the 50/50 joint effort of the Scariff Community Council and the Tuamgraney De- velopment Association was unveiled as details were announced of the coming “Who Wants To Be A Thou- sandaire?’ fundraiser.
The two groups are jointly organis- ing the night to raise money for com- munity projects in both areas.
Damien Heaney, spokesperson for the organisers of the fun night out said it’s hoped that the event will raise in the region of €20,000 for worthwhile projects.
The Palace Marketing group have been brought on board to stage the event, which will be just like the real SAVa eveerce
“It should be a great night out and people will have loads of fun. If someone doesn’t want to compete personally, they can nominate anoth- er person or we will pick someone for them at random from a panel. But the person who bought the ticket gets the prize money,’ said Damien.
The organisers are expecting up to ten rounds on the night, which is Fri- day April 20 at Scariff Community College from 8pm.
A huge amount of organisation is going into the night, with six teams of six working under two co-ordina- tors, Margaret O’Meara, PRO of the Tuamgraney Development Associa-
tion and Harry O’Meara, Chairman of the Scariff Community Council.
‘Even the launch was a joint ef- fort between the two communities,” said Damien. “We had Niall Malone and Diarmuid Nash, world champion handball players, draw the first tick- et. They both play with Tuamgraney handball club Niall is living in Tua- mgraney while Diarmuid 1s living in Scariff.”
Local businesses have also rowed in behind the event, with Centra in Scariff, Finsa Forest Products and Sports World Netting coming in as the three main sponsors. The prize money for the night 1s being gener- ously put up by Queally’s Supervalue in Killaloe.
And the real winners from the clash of knowledge will be the two local
communities.
Scariff organisers are aiming to raise cash to install play equipment in their riverside park development, which has been improving every year and Tumgraney will be using the cash for the continued develop- ment and upgrading of their memo- rial park.
Tickets are €10 each and are avail- able from any of the 30 people in- volved in promoting the night or from the community council or de- velopment association members.