St Johns Club notes - 02 August 2016

Tuesday 2nd August 2016

The St Johns Masters dusted off their boots and held their first squad get together of the year on Saturday evening with an in house match and also raised £50 for the MYMY charity.  Details of any upcoming matches will be posted in the club notes.

St Johns GAC are holding their annual Golf Day at Spa GC on Friday 2nd September. Cost is £30 per person to include green fees, goody bag and meal.
To sponsor a hole the cost is £50 or for individuals to be listed on the sponsors board is £20.
Tee times are limited to between 9.30am and 1.30pm so book your slot early to avoid disappointment.
To book a slot or provide sponsorship contact Eugene O'Boyle on 07764962676 or e.oboyle@drumillen.com

The Action Cancer Big bus will visit St John's on Saturday 24th September.
Services provided on the Big Bus include digital breast screening for women (aged 40 - 49  and 70+), M.O.T. health checks for men and women, and health and lifestyle advice.
There are still 12 (of 24) spaces available for breast screening and 14 (of 20) spaces available for MOT health checks.
To book an appointment on the Big Bus call 028 9080 3344 or book online at http://www.actioncancer.org/How-We-Help/Big-Bus

St John’s benefit from National Lottery windfall
The National Lottery recently announced that 101 groups in Northern Ireland would share in a £847,374 grants boost from Awards for All.
St John’s GAC were among the main beneficiaries, receiving £10,000 for a road safety project that will be run in conjunction with the IAM RoadSmart to improve driving standards, increase road safety awareness and reduce bad driver behaviour.
The third set of IAM RoadSmart observed drives took place on Saturday 30th July. Experienced volunteers from IAM RoadSmart travelled from Belfast and North Down to accompany our local drivers on a run around local roads. During the drive and again at the end the observers gave individual feedback to our people about their performance.
This initiative is part of St John’s partnership with IAM RoadSmart to promote road safety locally by improving driver skills. The next set of drives will be on Saturday 3rd September. Booking essential - to book you place contact Maureen Ward on 077 9306 6146. Please book as soon as possible so that we can arrange for the correct number of IAM RoadSmart observers to get out to the club.
St John’s and IAM RoadSmart – Sharing the Road to Zero

There were no hills to climb for our walking group on Wednesday past (27th July) as we went along the Coastal Path from Dundrum towards Clough, along what was once the Downpatrick to Newcastle railway line. It was a lovely clear evening with great views over the calm waters of Dundrum Bay on the outward leg and spectacular views towards the Mournes on the way back.
Our next outing will be on Saturday 6th August when we will be walking to Rostrevor from Leitrim Lodge. Apart from fairly steep sections at either end this walk is (more or less) on the level. We will be leaving the club at 9.30am. The next midweek walk will be on 17th August in the Castlewellan area.
For further details contact Kevin McGlynn on 078 3596 0804 or secretary.stjohns.down@gaa.ie.

As there is no Camp Jmac this year the County office will put a coach in place for a football Cul camp at St Johns for the u12 and u 14s on the week starting the 22nd August. If any one is interested let me know by Saturday 30th July. It will depend on numbers. Cost £40 per child, they will recivie football coaching, a Jersey, a half zip top and bag. If anyone is interested contact Gerard  07763323271. This is not restricted to St Johns all clubs are welcome.

St Johns are hosting the Kelloggs Cúl and Nursery Camp from 22 to 26 August 2016. Kellogg's GAA Cúl Camps provide boys and girls – between the ages of 6 and 13 – with an action-packed and fun-filled week of activity during the summer holidays which revolves around maximising enjoyment and sustaining participant involvement in Gaelic Games.
Nursery Camp is for children commencing P2 and P3. Cost is £25.00 per child. Children starting P1 are not eligible for enrolment. This camp runs from 10.00am to 12.30pm.
Please note, Nursery Camp applications must not be completed online as the Nursery Camp is not a national camp so therefore you will pay more!
Cúl Camp is for all children commencing P4 up to the age of 13. The cost is £40.00. Concessions are available for additional family members for cúl camp. The camp runs from 10 am to 2.30pm
All children attending the camps will receive the new Cúl Camp Kit for 2016 – They will love this!
New Jersey, new half zip training top and coordinated Kit Bag
(PLEASE ORDER THE NORMAL SIZES)
Online Applications can be accessed now at www.kelloggsculcamps.gaa.ie. We encourage you to complete online as this helps greatly in the ordering of the kits. We have been advised by the County Board that those applicants registered online will be guaranteed kits in the unlikely event of kit shortages.
Please note: The Online Booking facility closes at noon on the Friday preceding the week of the camps.
Please note, due to the high volume of applicants last year, we will NOT be accepting bookings on the morning of the camp.
Further information available from co-ordinators;
Breanda O’Connor: 07730676296  Mandy O'Connor: 07950999429

St. John's lotto goes again
Lotto numbers were 4, 7, 11 and 20. Cormac McMullan wins jackpot at £1,050. 8 £10 winners- Katrina Dornan, Oliver Cunningham, Eddie Dornan, Gerard Finlay, Gerry McDermott, Frank Morgan, Carol & M McCrickard. The jackpot is £1,000. The club lotto can now be done online by visiting https://www.klubfunder.com/Clubs/St_Johns_Drumnaquoile/lotto

Dates for you diary
Gerry Burns Tournament - Sat 20th Aug
Cúl Camp - Mon 22nd - Fri 26th Aug
Action Cancer Big Bus - Sat 24th September