With the new grounds officially opened, all ticket sellers were out last week for the final push for fundraising in the Páirc Chormaic Development Draw. A large crowd gathered in Eglish Hall on Saturday evening, which had been transformed into an excellent, spacious function room. The large ticket drum was closed and then all tickets were spun around. Our guest for the evening, Gerard Tracey, assisted our club chairman Kieran Hagan and camogie chairperson, Ciara Kerr, with the draw. The following are the lucky winners:
1st Prize; £10,000 Plunkett Duffy (Armagh, Co. Armagh)
2nd Prize; £3,000 John McCullagh (Newtownstewart/Dungannon, Co. Tyrone) & John Mulholland (Loup, Co. Derry)
3rd Prize; £500 James Quinn (60A Cullenramer Rd. Dungannon, Co. Tyrone)
4th Prize: £500 Siobhan Rice (Glen, Co. Down)
5th Prize: £500 Kieran McGuckian (Swatragh, Co Derry)
6th Prize: £500 Jean Duggan (Galbally, Co. Tyrone)
7th Prize: £100 Catherine Donnelly (1 Crubinagh Rd., Eglish, Co. Tyrone)
8th Prize: £100 Raymond Doody (Omagh, Co. Tyrone)
9th Prize £100 Peadar Byrne, (Clonavaddy Rd., Dungannon, Co. Tyrone)
10th Prize: £100 Michael McCaughey (Galbally, Co. Tyrone)
11th Prize: £100 Aidan Shore, (Randalstown, Co. Antrim)
12th Prize: £100 Gareth McKenna (Caledon, Co. Tyrone)
13th Prize: £100 Maura Daly (26 Crubinagh Rd., Eglish, Co. Tyrone)
14th Prize: £100 Maria Jordan (110 Eglish Rd., Eglish, Co. Tyrone)
15th Prize: £100 Fergal Mullan (Garvagh, Co. Derry)
16th Prize: £100 Brendan O Neill (Randalstown, Co. Antrim).
The committee extends a huge thanks to everyone who made the draw a success. Thanks to everyone who sold tickets and provided their time, materials and expertise at the new grounds over the last couple of months; all at no cost and in keeping with the voluntary ethos that exists in the GAA community.
