Darts Aid Charity
was founded in 1996 by a
group of Cork Darts Players to raise funds for local charities.
When the Cork
Darts Players’ Association was formed in 1997 the members
and supporters of the CDPA gave their support to the charity and
by the end of 2002 they had donated more than €136,000
to worthy causes in
the Cork area.
One of their biggest
ventures was raising €11,000
to send a group of sick
children to EuroDisney.
The clubs organised
various events, including marathons, raffles, headshaves
competitions etc. and John Part and Mick Manning put on a great
show at the Ardmanning for the charity.
Their main
fund-raising in 2003 will be in aid of the local Hospice at
Marymount and many events have been planned over the coming
months.
June 2004
€32,000 Presented to Marymount
Hospice
At the 2004 Presentation Night of the
Cork Darts Players` Association the members of Darts Aid Charity donated
a cheque for €32,000 to the Friends of Marymount Hospice.
Since the start of February the players and
supporters had been organising Easter Egg Raffles and various other events
around the pubs and clubs in the area. Over
the past eight years since Darts Aid Charity was founded thay have donated
more than €150,000 to this very worthy Cork charity.
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| A group of fund-raisers
from the Chimes Bar pictured with the `Big Cheque`. |
Darts Aid Charity Raises € 170,000 for Local Charities:
The members and supporters of the Cork Darts Players Association have
completed their annual fund-raising
venture in aid of Marymount Hospice in Cork and they presented a cheque for
€ 30,000 to Sister Bertram and
her colleagues at a function in Ardmanning House on June 20th., 2003.
Since early February many events were staged at different pubs and clubs
associated with the association with
the main highlight being a darts exhibition by World Champion John Part.
Easter egg raffles, collections, darts marathons, competitions, and even a
`Full Monty` contributed to this fantastic
achievement by this dedicated group of fund-raisers. Since Darts Aid Charity was founded in 1996 they have now donated almost €
170,000 to local charities.
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A group of fund-raisers from Kay O`Mahony`s Darts Club pictured at
the Presentation Night
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`Full Monty` by the Grattan
Gang
In conjunction with Darts Aid Charity`s venture
in aid of Marymount Hospice, the members and supporters of the Henry Grattan Darts Club organised a very
enjoyable fund-raising evening at their club`s premises in Grattan Street, Cork City.
Alan O`Leary, Eoin Mulhare, Barry O`Regan and
Eoin Grace were the `Stars of the Show` as they performed their version of the `Full Monty` to an
enthusiastic capacity audience.
