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A RACE night will be held in Morty’s Pub, Ruan, next month as part of the effort by local parents and the school board to fund the school extension which is nearing completion.
The new wing of the school is ex- pected to be ready for use at the end of May. It contains a modern new classroom, a Learning Support Room and a sports hall. This will provide for the growth of the school for many years to come as well as allowing for indoor physical exercise, drama and other activities.
Most of the funding has been pro- vided by the Department of Educa- tion and Science but a shortfall must be met by local fundraising.
School principal Cyril Lyons says “This is a most exciting time for the school with the putting in place of much-needed new facilities. The school board is very mindful of the expenses faced by local parents in these times. For this reason, the project has been deliberately struc- tured to require only one single fun- draising event as well as to ensure that the school does not carry debt forward in the current environment.
“We are therefore urging individu- als in the parish and businesses serv- ing the community to get behind this event — buy a horse or a dog for €20 or sponsor a race for €100. We are urging people to assist in whatever way they can but most especially to come out on May 2 and have a great
night out at the races in Morty Kel- acne
Horses and race sponsorship can be secured by contacting Joe Saunders
(087 2502550), Liza O’ Connor (086 8033810), Joe Arkins (087 2902552) Ol ME TON OMEN elem) NaN eONIAetoe