Caim seniors’ party shows true community spirit in local centre
TO call the annual Caim seniors party anything other than a full community event would be doing a great disservice to everyone involved.
This year’s party, as ever, was a rousing success, with around 70 people gathering to enjoy a great meal and afternoon of entertainment in the local community centre.
One of those involved in the initiative, Larry Kavanagh, spoke to this newspaper about the event.
He highlighted that around 40 people are involved in organising it behind the scenes and that time management and delegation are key to the event’s success.
Some people were responsible for bringing cooked meat, others had potato duties, while others looked after gravy and vegetables.
They all arrived at the hall on time, so that the food was served piping hot to everyone at 2 p.m.
With community spirit on full display, the cooperative nature of the event meant that the local school children were also involved, along with members of the youth club.
‘In truth, it’s the youth club members who really take care of it,’ said Mr Kavanagh.
‘The children in the school create cards and they are put into a little pack that’s given to everyone as they leave the hall at the end of the party,’ said Mr Kavanagh.
The children and youths were also involved in serving the food at the event.
‘There is great interaction between young people and older members of the community, which is great,’ said Mr Kavanagh.
‘We do the party as much for the kids as for the people who actually attend,’ he added.
The party-goers this year got to enjoy music from Pat Quirke, who has performed at the event for many years. Other people in attendance also joined in with the singing.
‘It’s relatively simple to organise when you get everyone behind it, and everyone knows what their task is,’ said Mr Kavanagh.
The organisers were delighted with how well the event went this year, and they acknowledged the hard work of everyone involved to ensure that everything went according to plan.