IT, Sligo apprentices building on momentum from previous events run by The Institute of Technology, Sligo Charitable Sports Club presented over €10,000 to Cystic Fibrosis Ireland from monies raised through their annual Charitable Soccer League.
The soccer league is run by the apprentices and staff of the Department of Applied Technology in the Institute of Technology Sligo. Accepting the cheque on behalf of Cystic Fibrosis Ireland, National chairperson Sean O’Kennedy thanked the apprentices and staff for their contributions. The apprentices involved in the IT Sligo Charity Soccer league are from all over the country and the monies raised will go to Cystic Fibrosis services across Ireland. http://www.cfireland.ie/
The league has become an important part of the time the apprentices spend at IT, Sligo, providing a social and sporting opportunity when they come to study at the Institute as part of their applied skills training. This was the second fundraiser this academic year.
Funds were raised by running two charity soccer competitions over six weeks involving 120 students playing sixteen matches. Last November, the competition raised over €14,000 for The Bone Marrow for Leukaemia Trust of St James Hospital, Dublin.
A highlight of this year’s league was the “Warm Up” game preceding the final, between IT Sligo staff and IT Sligo apprentices. Along with much needed reinforcements including current Sligo Rovers captain Conor O’ Grady and former Rovers player Johnny Kenny “The Staff” earned an honourable 1-1 draw, in front of a very partisan student crowd of over 100 students.
Speaking after the event, Chairman of IT Sligo Charitable Sports Club, John Joe O’Reilly, thanked the apprentices and staff who played in the matches and the staff who supported the league, saying: ‘This was a record amount for our Club through our competition and brought the total to €24,000 so far this academic year.’
For further information contact:
Institute of Technology Sligo,
Ballinode,
Sligo
John Joe O Reilly
Lecturer
Department of Applied Technology
Address:
Institute of Technology Sligo,
Ballinode Sligo,
Ireland
Phone: + 353 (0)71 91 55392/ 087 2416247
Fax: + 353 (0)71 91 60475
Email: oreilly.johnjoseph@nullitsligo.ie