THE RACING PIGEON 26 APRIL 2024
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Marie Curie – £2,000 NI Hospice – £2,000 Save Our Heart – £2,000 City Hospital Friends – £1,000 Forthill Int – £1,000
to each and every one of you that supported the charity auction as once again pigeon fanciers have shown that they are as generous and genuine as anyone when it comes to supporting a very worthwhile charity and cause. You can all be proud of yourselves and I wish everyone a very successful years racing in 2024. There will be an update soon and hopefully a bit of publicity for our sport very soon. Thank you again. – Don Smyth. Downs & Proud Online Charity Auction A charity online auction that has been running from 14th April until 20th April was organised by Alan Larkin for Downs & Proud. A super cause that means a lot to him and his family, a self funded cause that helps all families and friends. Here is a great opportunity to pick up top bloodlines from the best while also supporting this great cause. From Alan, ‘Hello all, I hope breeding and prepara- tion for the upcoming season are going well. Last year I organised, with your very kind and generous help a young bird sale to benefit a local charity that is very close to my heart, Down’s & Proud, I am holding another one this year with
your help. As a lot of my friends know my youngest son Joseph, was born with an extra chromosome which signified Downs Syndrome. From his birthday, we and other families in the area have been supported by Down’s & Proud with advice and friendship. They guide our children from toddlers to young adult- hood with weekly speech therapy, singing and dancing lessons, football and other sporting events, cinema days and the highlight a two week summer scheme where all the children get to associate with their peers, do activities, have music therapy amongst other things and culminating in a fabulous day trip to local attractions, fun park, open farms. Last year’s sale was a fantastic success and really took a lot of pressure off the charity which is self funded by the members with quiz nights, bag packs, coffee mornings etc. Our big fundraiser was on April 20th Down’s & Proud day. I am truly humbled by the support and kind donations that my friends in the world of pigeon racing have given, for that I thank you, and am in your debt. If you would like to donate to Down’s
& Proud as some already have you can use the PayPal account – aine@down- sandproud.com Once again, I thank you all for the
support, and happy bidding! Many thanks – Alan Larkin
Almost There – £1,000 Air Ambulance – £1,000 M Weir Dicta – £1,000 McMillan Nurses – £1,000 Big thank you to all involved and supported the INFC Charity Sale. Childrens Hospice NI Charity Auction Just recently the Pigeon Partners website held an online Charity Auction for the Childrens Hospice Northern Ireland. Yet again another worthy cause with a great support as always from the pigeon fraternity. Well done to Don Smyth for organising a great selection of birds for a worthy cause. Just a few lines to say thank you to each and every fancier who donated YBs or bought YBs in the charity auction for the Children’s Hospice NI. It was a great success and I hope to know very soon how much was raised in total. This would not have been possible without the support of the donors and those who bought the YBs. I am eternally grateful
Well done to all involved in the above charity auctions, from the organisers to the donators and bidders. Yet again the pigeon rraternity here and across the globe has been as generous as ever. It’s only right to help and give these auctions the publicity they deserve as I feel personally many people outside of the sport don’t even realise the generosity that the pigeon fanciers have raised for numerous charities right through the years. Finally with the new season upon us, the excitement is building for the start of the NIPA season. Would like to wish you all an enjoyable and successful 2024 season. Jordan Hughes ‘Journeys End’ NIPA Press Officer Mobile: 07713808554 Email: jordanhughespro.gmail.com
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