Around Portarlington Way
ANNUAL DOG WALK
The annual dog walk will take place in Emo Court Demense on Sunday August 30 from 11am-1.30pm.
YOUTH SCHEME
Laois County Council has launched a Youth Volunteers scheme, which is aimed at 18-25-year olds, to encourage them to volunteer with a local community group. If interested, groups or volunteers should register with Laois Volunteering Information Services here.
Volunteer in your community 📷 www.i-vol.ie
PORTARLINGTON PARISH
The link for the Church webcam is here.
BUILD IT FOR ANDY
Great news that we are already 3/4 of the way to the target needed to complete this home. Thank you so much to each and every donor, share and like with a massive shout out to all the volunteers to date. Without you all we wouldn’t even be this far ahead.
 📷 Build it for Andy
So, with €10k left to raise and a couple of fundraisers already in the pipeline like weight loss for Andy challenge, fitzydees raffle of their €400 worth of a hamper already in progress we are getting nearer our goal. But we still need your help to get to the end point. So if you have a challenge u would like to run, or a fundraiser idea and want to get involved please please get in touch here and let’s keep it going and let’s #builditforandy
BURSARY AWARDS
Portarlington Credit Union are delighted to be in a position to launch their Third Level Bursary Awards for 2020.
They will be selecting 3 winners that are members of Portarlington Credit Union to win €,1000 each.
Entrants must-Be First Time College Entrants. Be Full Time 3rd Level students.
Portarlington Credit Union News 📷 https://www.portcu.ie/
Be a Member. Become a member today if you are not already and you too can enter. Application forms and T’s & C’s are available on their website or from the offices.
Download here.
You can email your application form to aisling.quigley@portcu.ie or drop it into the office.
GRACEFIELD LOTTO
Lotto results for Monday August 17. Jackpot €9,400-no winner. Numbers drawn, 4-20-29-3. €50 each to Tom Coleman c/o Paddy Mulligan, Rita Kelly c/o John Kelly, Tony Carty c/o Liam Corcoran, Mag Foster c/o Tiggy Murphy & Antoinette Comerford c/o Hawthorn. Promoter- Graham Delaney. Next Jackpot-€9,600.
NEWSLETTER
The first-ever Gracefield area Newsletter has just been published. It is available free of charge in Centra Supermarket in Gracefield. Call in and collect a copy.
Portarlington Parish Newsletter by John Hayes on Scribd
PORT GAA
The Golf Classic scheduled to take place on August 14 has unfortunately been postponed due to the current lockdown. It has been rescheduled to take place on Friday August 28. The same tee times will apply. Please contact Kieran or Dermot if you need to amend tee times etc.
All your Portarlington GAA News here.
Our weekly Lotto Jackpot is now @€17,000. Just click on the link here to be in with a chance of winning the Jackpot by playing online.
Your Arlington AFC news here.
AFC
Lotto results for August 18. The letters drawn were C- I- T- Z. This converts to Numbers ……. 3- 9- 20- 26. No jackpot winner. The lucky Dip winners were Liz Waldron & Michael Dempsey. The Seller’s prize was Liz Waldron. Hence Liz receives €50 and Michael receives €25. Next draw will have the Jackpot remain at €10,000.
Thank you all for your continued support of our Club and best of luck in our next draw on Tuesday September 1. You can pay for draw online by using the link here .