Donaghmore GAA Club Notes. Web: https://donaghmoregaa.ie
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🍀IMPORTANT NOTICE:🍀
All club activities remain suspended as a result of the Covid-19 outbreak. These are unprecedented circumstances and caution must be exercised. The club takes its responsibilities for its place in the community very seriously and will continue to monitor and follow guidelines on the matter.
We would ask that all our members be patient and follow the same guidelines by washing their hands at a regular intervals, cleaning surfaces as often as is reasonable and reducing contact to a minimum. We expect further steps to be announced in the coming days and will be ready to help the community in any way. Social distancing is now a necessary reality. Please give this your full attention and support and only make necessary journeys. If you are in any way unwell or in the vulnerable groups (immune suppressed, over 70, or pregnant) please self isolate and use delivery services which are now being offered locally. Or contact the local volunteers from the info card dropped through every door. Brendan Conlon 07768 381 489; Fionnula Mc Kenna 07799007753; Raymond Mc Cluskey 07519 345 644 or any of the local clergy.
We would reiterate the need to be conscious of the most vulnerable in our community. In the first instance by being responsible for our own actions as the situation develops but also by considering how social distancing will need to be handled. We would ask that all club members offer whatever help they can as we support our community and the health care professionals who will be on the front line.
Thank you to the many club members who have already offered their help in the Local support group in what may become the most critical community effort in our generation. An info card drop is planned for Saturday 21st. Please contact Brendan or Simon if you can cover your area. (Those who already have don’t need to repeat and thank you). Hopefully while we prepare for the worst our hope for the best will prevail. Great presence and leadership from our Health and Well Being and Volunteer committees. 2020 has been a baptism of fire for Fionnuala and Gerard. Stay Well Everyone.
⚽Skills and Fitness retention for all our youth: Social Distancing has resulted in no club activities. Dealing with that at home will be challenging. We are encouraging all our youth and parents to turn this into a positive. We will not be locked in the house. Please make sure you have a ball at home. We would love to see all parents encourage training at home whether it’s the individual or with a sibling or parent. Lots of skills and fitness ideas on social media but basic squats, press up, lunges, short sprints in reps of 20 at a time for 30mins a day will maintain physical and mental strength. Whilst basic skills like right foot/left foot solo or punt kicks against the wall; again with a parent or sibling will maintain skills. This link is a nice one for the youngsters.
https://ladiesgaelic.ie/wp-content/uploads/2018/02/LGFA-Activity-Logbook.pdf
There are also some brilliant ideas and tools on the Tyrone GAA website to help anyone improve their Irish language base. Please have a look and perhaps some could spend a half an hour a day practicing ‘as gaelige’. https://tyronegaa.ie/gaeilge/ Let’s stay positive and strong. We are the GAA.
😎Health and Well Being: It’s important that we all manage this challenging time as best we can. The difference in terms of constraints will take its toll on us all. Families will find themselves under great strain and stress. The club and community are pulling together and here to help. Please take the training suggestion above and apply to all adults in your house and try and manage the stress rather than hold it in. Walk, talk, laugh. Share the stress, limit exposure to social media and news; find the simple things you or your family enjoy and re-invent them. Balance is key.
😎Positive Social Media drive: Part of our efforts on social media apart from delivering important information will be to create chat. Football pics and links from the recent past will be posted to encourage banter, chat and mostly good memories. We’re looking for our happy place. Engage as much as you can but ultimately talk, phone whatever.
Lotto: Remains on pause until further notice.
🏅Gold Mark Award: We are lucky to have such a generous bunch of volunteers. The Gold Mark award is a way of recognising the next generation of club volunteers for all their help in the community. Over the past 12 months our young volunteers have helped with the Horticultural Society’s great work; Torrent camps; underage coaching; Youth club; Tuck shop on match days; after school classes; selling lotto tickets and Wee Pats. We have nearly 20 GoldMark volunteers aged 14-24. These volunteer hours are recorded and recognised by Ulster GAA and when a volunteer reaches landmark hours they are awarded a certificate.
11 of our volunteers have reached landmark hours and were awarded their certificates at an award ceremony on Wednesday 11th March hosted by Ulster GAA IFA and Ulster Rugby in the Crowne Plaza Hotel, Belfast.
We are very proud of all our young volunteers but particularly those below who have worked so hard and made themselves available all year.
100 hours Award: Cara Hamill & Daniel Baird.
50 Hours Award: Anna Mc Kenna; Aoibhinn Mc Caffrey; Anna Mc Keown; Ella Mc Donnell; Cassie Mc Nally; Ellen Cassidy; Morgan Mc Mahon; Meabh Hughes & Kila Kirby.
If anyone aged 14-24 would like to volunteer in the community under the Gold Mark
Scheme, please contact the Club Goldmark Co-ordinator – Stevie Mc Nally at donaghmore stpatricks.tyrone@lgfa.ie. Well done again to our youth volunteers and thank you from all at the club. Great experience and accolade for our youth.
🗓Registration:
It’s that time of year again. The club would ask that as many people as possible register by signing up to Club Donaghmore. You also get entered in the Club Donaghmore members monthly draw. It represents great value for money for our members and is an essential revenue for the development of the club. Contact Mark Nugent (registrar) on 07833367485 or John Mc Kenna (Club Donaghmore Rep) 07515288224.
Alternatively, you can register and pay via club website.
👤Referees: We are also appealing for anyone inside or outside the club to come on board as our club referee. The challenges are well documented. Are you passionate about football; fair, decisive, strong? We will support you in all ways possible through courses and resources. You don’t have to have experience we will ease you in through youth football at a pace you are comfortable with. If you have any questions or are in any way interested please contact Darren Torres 07909 996450.
👉Is it You? The senior team and management are in the hunt for a physio to assist the team on match days. If you know of anyone keen, willing and capable please get them to contact Darren Torres 07909 996450.
Save the Date:
Please look out for an appeal for support in hosting the Feile na Og in June (Fri 26th- Sunday 28th). The club will be hosting both a boys and a girls team for this year’s feile which will be held locally. This is one of the biggest events in the GAA youth calendar and for those who visited Mayo last year is not only a football tournament but an exhibition of generosity and hospitality. This will be a great opportunity to put Donaghmore on the map and will undoubtedly bring out the best the club has to offer.
Tyrone fixtures link:
You can check all the club fixtures and results using the tyronegaa website on this link. http://tyronegaa.ie/fixtures-results/
Last man Standing:
For obvious reasons LMS is on hold. A decision will be made in the coming days.
Sympathies & support:
We continue to offer our thoughts, prayers and support for all families in our club and our community dealing with sickness and bereavement at this time. Please remain considerate to the elderly and anyone who finds themselves alone and make an extra special effort to call or visit.
