Carrying Louth flag in finals
TWO Louth community groups, The Cox’s Demense Youth & Community Project and Cairde na Cruite in Drogheda have qualified for the finals of the inaugural National Lottery Good Causes Awards which take place in Dublin on Saturday November 3rd.
The groups beat off stiff competition to make it to the finals in the Youth and Health Categories for the East Region in the Awards aimed at honouring the inspiring work and achievements of thousands of projects, clubs and individuals all over Ireland with the help of Good Causes funding.
The Cox’s Demesne Youth & Community Project provides a space for young people in the community who are excluded from all mainstream programmes, projects, and clubs. Good Causes funding has helped it develop drug awareness and equality programmes, social education and leadership training.
The Cairde na Cruite has been able to grow its annual harp summer school thanks to Good Causes funding.
The judging panel, chaired by broadcaster and businessman Bobby Kerr, spent two days in Athlone meeting 36 finalists from all over Ireland.
Dragon’s Den star Bobby Kerr said the judging panel had an incredibly hard job deciding on the winners for the competition aimed at honouring the inspiring work and achievements of thousands of projects, clubs and individuals all over Ireland with the help of Good Causes funding. Nearly 30 cent in every euro spent on National Lottery games goes back to Good Causes.
‘We were blown away by the 36 presentations. Each of the groups we met are doing amazing work in their communities and were all winners in their own rights. The work that is being done all over Ireland with the help of Good Causes funding is outstanding.”
National Lottery CEO, Dermot Griffin, congratulated the Louth groups on coming through the Regional stage of the competition