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A MAJOR fundraiser for the devel- opment of the school field in Quin will take place on Friday night.
‘Who wants to be a Thousandaire’ will take place at The Clare Inn ho- tel. The aim of the event is to raise €100,000 for the development of the nCOAKGD
The overall project is costing more than €200,000. While more than half of this has been raised locally,
Friday night’s event is the single big- gest fundraiser for the project.
Contestants will have the opportu- nity to win up to €1,000 on the night, as well as entering a draw for a holi- day worth €750.
The cost of tickets for the event is €15 and they are available at the school office and from parents and members of the organising commit- Koto
The fundraising at the school is not confined to this initiative. The par-
ents association, assisted by school staff, raised almost €2,000 through bag packing in Dunnes Stores re- cently.
This initiative was carried out with the aim of buying a third interactive board for the fourth and fifth class- room.
A churchgate collection generated €500, towards software for the in- teractive boards, while a clean-up af- ter the Point-to-Point in Dromoland added €300 to the school develop-
ment fund.
Elsewhere, two of the school’s young students, Liam Fahy and Cian O’Mara, brought joy to the school when they appeared on national tel- evision on April 1. The duo entered the Fado Fado competition and were shortlisted to appear on RTE televi- sion. Through the competition, which is based on myths and legends, the two were filmed during last summer. The culmination of this was their tel- evision performance.