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Wednesday 15 October 2008

Roscommon Carers Association

Roscommon Carers Association Support Group Meeting in Spells Pub, Ballaghadareen (across from the Church) on 23 rd October 08 at 2.00pm and in Hannons Hotel, Roscommon Town on 23rd October 08 at 8.00pm

Speaker on the night Mary Larkin who will speak to us on how Carers should take care of their own health.

The Roscommon Carers Association Christmas Party this year is an overnight in the Allingham Arms Hotel, Bundoran, Co. Donegal. Leaving Roscommon on 1st November 08 and returning on Sunday 2nd November. This will cost carers €75.00 and non carers €100.00. Transport provided. This event is part funded by the Roscommon Mini Marathon.

A bus will set our from Athlone on the 1st Aprox 11am and return Sunday evening. Price includes: over night accomodation, evening meal, and live music on the night withRobert Mizzell.

We have to have 50 people going before this weekend can go ahead but we can have more than 50. The cost of this event is €100.00 per person sharing. The Carers Association will take the cost of the Bus Hire. Carers will have a discount of €25.00 so if you are a carer and we have 50 people attending, the cost to carers will be €75.00 and non Carers will be €100.00. I need bookings immediately so that I can confirm my booking with the hotel. I am asking everybody who wishes to attend to send me their details with a €25.00 deposit to secure your place.

The bus will be leaving from the Athlone side of the county at aprox 11am and we should be reaching our destination aprox 2pm where we will have soup and sandwiches on arrival (Carers Association will be taking this cost). You will have time to yourselves. We will all meet for dinner
at aprox 8pm and afterwards we can go dancing if we so wish. All is included in the price.

This event is part funded by the income raised from Roscommon Mini Marathon held last May.

For more details contact Bernadette Dowling at the Roscommon Carers’ Resource Centre, Carnagh, Kiltoom, Athlone, Co. Roscommon. Tel: (090) 64 89296/(086) 8099494