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WATERFORD

By VERA FRISBY

Dungarvan, recently, and all our sister Maureen, who was a great
helpers and those who supported this supporter of our branch and to Alma
excellent fundraiser. Hennessy on the death of her beloved
brother John. We also extend our
ANNUAL SOCIAL sympathy to families and friends who
We will have our Annual Social have lost loved ones throughout the
early in the Spring and look forward year. Our thoughts and prayers are
to meeting everyone. with you. May they rest in peace.

THANK YOU BRANCH MEETINGS CHRISTMAS GREETINGS
We had a very successful year of Just a reminder that our branch Christmas wishes and much
fundraising events. Our Chairman and meetings are held at Edmund Rice gratitude are sent to Sr. Brenda and
Committee would like to say a very Heritage Centre, Barrack Street, the staff of the Renal Dialysis Unit,
big ‘thank you’ to all our loyal Waterford, monthly on Tuesday University Hospital Waterford, for all
members and volunteers, who are nights. Please try and come to some the care they give to our patients
always available to help. Without you of the meetings, it is a great way of throughout the year. It is very much
we could not continue to make our meeting fellow patients and hearing appreciated by all.
fundraising projects so successful and the latest information. Our next We would like to wish a very happy
help to promote organ donor meeting will be held on Tuesday and healthy Christmas and a peaceful
awareness. We really appreciate all February 7th, 2017 at 7.30pm. New Year to all patients especially
the support which we receive those in hospital at this time, to all
throughout the year. SYMPATHY our members and their families, and
Thank you to Joe Moynihan, who We would like to extend our to everybody who helped and
organised our second annual bag deepest sympathy to John and Patsy supported the Waterford branch
packing event at Dunnes Stores, Meade on the death of their beloved during the year.

LOUTH/MEATH

By VALERIE BRADY

Hello to you all from the Louth/Meath branch. May we and family members who passed away during the year.
take this opportunity to wish all our members and Our thoughts and prayers are with you all. Our donors
volunteers a very merry Christmas and a happy and and their families are also never far from our thoughts and
healthy New Year. We would like to thank all those who we will remember them in a special way this Christmas
helped and supported the Association over the past season.
12 months. Your kindness was very much appreciated. The next meeting of the Louth/Meath branch will be
Keep up the good work! held in the Balreask Arms (Teach na Teamrach) on Tuesday
The Enfield branch of Macra Na Feirme raised €1000 January 10th, 2017. If you need to contact the branch
for the Association during two events held recently...a Mr over the Christmas period our Committee members can
& Mrs Night in Trim and a summer event in Longwood. be contacted on:-
Well done to all involved! Valerie Brady (Chairperson) 086-3186757
Gerard Bradley, Navan Anne McGivney (Treasurer) 087-2976876
recently took part in the Mary Traynor (Secretary) 089-4348086
Dublin City Marathon, in Alternatively you can reach us by sending a message to
aid of the IKA. A our Facebook page...Louth/Meath IKA page –
personal family @louthmeathika.
connection with renal We look forward to seeing you all in 2017.
failure prompted Gerard Nollaig Shona Daoibh.
to undertake this
amazing challenge.
Congratulations and well
done from everyone in
the branch.
We held our Christmas meeting/social in Muldoons in
Ardee on December 3rd. A great night was had by all in
attendance.
As 2016 draws to a close, we remember those branch

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