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SHANNON’S Senior Citizen’s Club is celebrating its 30th birthday this year by urging some not-so-senior people to get involved.
The group meets socially to organ- ise outings, art classes, swimming and offers various clinics as well as a dinner and meals on wheels serv- ice.
“We have great craic and it’s a great social outlet,” said Club PRO, Pauline Cronin.
Pauline explained that the club would love the see new members joining as well as some new volun-
teers to help out.
“We have our regular members but we would love to see some new, younger faces. We want to be sure there are people who will step up and help organise the club and take part after the older members step down.”
The club has it’s own premises at 9 Purcell Park and dinners are served there twice a week. Volunteers also bring hot dinners out to people who can’t make it to the club.
“We could do with new members and helpers. Members should be over sixty and you have to be a member for six months to take up a post on the committee so we’d love to see
people joining this end of the year,” said Pauline.
Volunteers to help serve and wrap dinners can be any age.
The club had its annual dinner dance at the weekend and now be- gins a year of fun, with walks in the Burren and outings to Galway, Knock and other destinations.
Members also arrange transport for trips into Limerick to socialise with the senior citizens club there and the club there comes out to Clare.
Members can also avail of the serv- ices of a chiropodists and a physio- therapist, both of whom have regular clinics in the clubhouse.
The newly elected committee from last week’s AGM are Kay Cosgrave, Chairperson; Tess Barry, Secretary; Treasurer, Mary Farrell and PRO, Pauline Cronin.
The chairperson thanked the outgo- ing chair, Loui Byrne for all his work of the last three years. The commit- tee also thanked the Health Service Executive for their support along with Frances Kelly who provided teams for the meals on wheels, Mar- garet McDonnell, the kitchen staff and all the volunteers. ““We’d be lost without them,’ Said Pauline.
Anyone interested in joining can contact Pauline on 061 472518.