7 aside hurling cork fundraising

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If you know anyone that plays hurling and wants to have fun playing in this tounament in November & December plus supporting guide dogs for the blind forward this video onto them! Cheers, Maurice!
Cathal MacAlister Talks to Shane supple about The New launch of the new 7 aside hurling tounament
On Tue the 22nd Sept in the Ally Bar, Cloyne, Thomas Cahill from TC Valeting launched the new fundraising seven aside hurling tournament for the Irish Guide Dogs for the Blind.
Present at the launch were many players from the different clubs in Cork, in his opening speech Thomas Cahill of TC Valeting and Cloyne GAA explained how the event was going to raise much needed funds for the Guide Dogs for the Blind who are based in Model Farm Road, Cork. Each club is invited to enter a team of 10, seven players and three subs. The cost of entering a team is only €100 per team. Each team will be in a group of five teams graded similar to each other, which means that each team will get to play at least four games. If they win out their own section then they continue on to the next stage.

The games will be played throughout Nov & Dec with a final date fixed for around the 17th Dec. The final will be a big match with a guest commentator in for the game and all the ceremony of final day with bands leading players onto the field. There will be a presentation of a cup and medals for the finalists and the over all winners will receive from O Neills a complete team kit of jerseys. The runners up will receive hurleys for the club and so on down the line.

To keep matters in hand the referees will officiate all games and refs like Diarmuid Kirwin fresh from his recent stint as All Ireland referee and Cathal MacAlister who also refereed at all Ireland level have both amongst others offered their services to this very worthy cause. Several Clubs in the area have also offered use of their pitches under lights to allow for midweek games and evening games for the months of Nov and Dec. There will also be a safety officer at every game to ensure all is well.

The Irish guide dogs for the blind have recently spent in excess of 4.5 million euro to refurbish and add to their existing premises and all funds raised from this event will go directly to The Irish Guide Dogs. They offer a variety of services, with courses designed to develop both new and existing skills, to provide a holistic programme of instruction which prioritises independence and mobility by motivating and supporting participants to achieve their personal goals.

They receive approximately 85% of their income through donations and fundraising by a network of almost 100 voluntary fundraising branches around the country. It will cost over €5.2 million to run the organisation in 2009. It costs over €38,000 to breed, train and support a guide dog partnership. They breed most of their would-be Guide Dogs, and have a very successful Dog Supply and Breeding programme.

The Breeding Programme was established in 1984. In the early days there were two brood bitches and outside stud dogs were sourced. Since 2000 the programme has developed and grown to produce quality dogs for training as Guide Dogs and Assistance Dogs. There are currently 30 brood bitches and 7 stud dogs and they produce around 140 puppies a year. From these puppies the trainers will identify which will go forward as an Assistance Dog or Guide Dog

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