Thursday, 9th
November 2017
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East Cork Florists Organising First National Annual Irish Lonely Bouquet Day
by ALAN SHEEHAN East Cork’s florists are
invited to come together to take part in the first ever National Annual Irish Lonely Bouquet Day set for Monday, 27 November. The goal of such an
initiative is to dedicate a day to random acts of kindness, specifically through leaving bou- quets for strangers to find. Florists, hobby gardeners and flower lovers can all take part by gathering flowers (from florists, their gardens, or from nature), arrang- ing the flowers in a jar or tying them with twine,
adding a small note and then leaving the arrange- ment somewhere for a lucky stranger to find and take home. “We are looking to
make this an annual event,” said Pamela Dil- lon, of Absolute Flow- ers in Youghal and the primary driving force behind this upcoming event. “I am the admin of an Irish Florist Group and we have about 150 members. We are trying to gather more; all flo- rists, anybody is welcome to take part. The more we get the better. Basi- cally wherever the partic- ipants are they can make up their bouquets and
them put them out for about 7.30am on the day. We will then post pic- tures of where they are and people can go find them. We have a good few in the south involved in it already, including Eileen in Castlemartyr at the Village Florist, five shops in the city centre and one in Midleton.” The idea for an annual
national day in Ireland comes from the annual England-run Interna- tional Lonely Bouquet Day held on 25 June. “There is a national
day in England in the summer,” said Ms Dillon. “I saw it this year and thought it was a great
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Michael Cahill Collect’s His Prize As Winner Of Midleton Credit Union’s Car Draw
by ALAN SHEEHAN & CLAUDIA SHANAHAN O’KEEFFE
The winner of the latest
Midleton Credit Union’s car draw was presented
with his prize last Saturday, 4 November. Michael Cahill was the
winner of the bi-monthly car draw held by Midle- ton Credit Union and Mr Cahill along with his wife Geraldine collected their
brand new Mazda2 at O’Brien’s Garage, Midle- ton, this past weekend. The keys were handed
over by representatives of Midleton Credit Union including John Fenton, Margaret Bernard and
Kathleen Woulfe, with Phil O’Brien representing O’Brien’s Garage. Midleton Credit Union,
with 19,000 members at present is one of the largest credit unions in Cork, serv- ing a common bond area
that includes Midleton, Carrigtwohill (which is the location of its sub-office), Castlemartyr, Mogeely, Dungourney, Ballynoe, Whitegate, Aghada, La- dysbridge, Ballymacoda, Ballycotton and Cloyne.
Members of the Cred-
it Union can enter the bi-monthly car draw for €60 for six draws, with entrants also having the chance to win bonus cash prizes throughout the year. To enter the draw, enquire
at the Credit Union’s office at Main Street, Midleton. The next Credit Union
Car Draw will occur in the run up to Christmas, most likely on the Friday before the Credit Union closes for its Christmas break.
• Gerldine Cahill (2nd Place Winner) and Micheal Cahill (1st Place Winner) at O’Briens Garage Midleton.
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• Gerldine Cahill and Micheal Cahill (1st Place Winner) at O’Briens Garage Midleton with the Midleton Credit Union and Phil O’ Brien from O’ Brien Garages.
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