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THREE worthy north Clare organi- sations are vying for the chance to invest 10 grand of AIB’s money in their own special project.
The Kilfenora Community Centre, Ennistymon Daycare Centre and St Flannan’s National School in Inagh are all taking partin AIB’s Better Ire- land Programme. Local people have been invited to text in their votes to decide which of the worthy organisa- tion should get the cash windfall.
ACen EDU Kore mn WOU MOO MED TOMO NCoamsr-D ONY 1980’s and it has been working away ever since,” said Pat Kenny from the Kilfenora Community Development Group.
“At the moment we are in the proc- ess of furnishing the interior of the
building and making it suitable for things other than sport – because the sports is already up and going.
“This is really something for the whole of north Clare. At the moment we have youth club, the fitness groups, Irish dancing, hip-hop, indoor soccer, badminton, trad for teens and cards. We’d also like to look at providing an after school service.”
Also in contention is the Little Dears Childcare Centre in Ennisty- mon.
“We are a full-time childcare cen- tre with créche, pre-school and after school facilities. We are a non-profit organisation so we rely on grants to get by,” said Marilyn Smith of Little Dears.
“If we were to win the money we would upgrade our outdoor play fa-
cility and make things more secure for the children. We have around 50 children at the moment and we are the only full-time childcare centre in iW slomreN usr b
‘AS we are non-profit, we have spe- cial rates for people on low income.”
The final organisation looking for your texts is the autism specific class at St Flannan’s National School in Inagh.
“Tt’s really for children who would not be able to go into regular classes. They might have sensory issues or imaginative issues or some problems with communication,” said a spokes- person from St Flannans.
“A lot of these children come to us with no language at all. They really have to work very hard on this and we would use the money if we won to
buy computers that could help them overcome their communication dif- ficulties.
“Tt’s about integrating the children into mainstream classes, but they will have this unit as their base.”
To vote for your chosen group text ENNISTY followed by A (for Kil- fenora Community Centre), B (for Little Dears) or C (for St Flannans) to 53099.