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Drama Bursaries available from Waterford County Council THE Arts Office of Waterford County Council is offering grant assistance to members of drama groups in the County, who wish to avail of the week long residential Summer School held by the Drama League of Ireland in the University of Limerick. This year the school runs from Saturday, 26th July to Saturday, 2nd August, 2014. A variety of drama courses are available, full details on www.dli.ie. The Countywide arts programme is generously supported by the Arts Council/An Chomhairle Ealaíon. Application forms and guidelines can be downloaded from www.waterfordcoco.ie or contact the Arts Office on 058-41416. The closing date for applications to this scheme is 12.00 noon on Wednesday, 21st May, 2014.
Irish Hospice Foundation Fundraising Evening THE Irish Hospice Foundation are holing a major fundraising evening on this Friday night, May 16th at 8.30 p.m. in Tramore GAA Centre. Highlights will be a super table quiz. Tables of four €20. Supported by a huge raffle for great prizes, including some presented by Ireland’s great sports people. There will also be three individual “Know Your Sport” competitions. Complementary refreshments will be served followed by music and craic.
NEWS
Dungarvan Observer | Friday, 16 May, 2014
Waterford MACE stores claim top accolade at MACE Excellence Awards Four Waterford stores honoured in prestigious awards ceremony . . . FOUR Waterford MACE stores received one of retail’s highest honours at the recent MACE Excellence Awards. Retailers from all over Ireland gathered at the Sheraton Hotel, Athlone, for the prestigious awards ceremony run by BWG Foods, owners and operators of the MACE brand in Ireland. The MACE Excellence Awards are only given to MACE stores that pass a grueling year-long inspection, including unannounced audits and visits from mystery shoppers. Four Waterford stores were given MACE Excellence awards, Houlihan’s MACE Lismore, Mooney’s MACE Holycross, O’Brien-Power’s MACE Kilmeaden and O’Brien-Power’s Maxol MACE Dunmore Road. Congratulating the Award winners, Willie O’Byrne, Managing Director, BWG Foods, said,
“MACE retailers strive for excellence in every aspect of their service to their shoppers and the local communities in which they are embedded. In meeting the exacting standards of the MACE Excellence Programme MACE retailers and their staff consistently improve customer service in their stores. Achieving the MACE Excellence Award is further recognition of the high level of standards and service in MACE stores. I am proud to honour and congratulate Michael Houlihan, Brian and Siobhan Mooney and Michelle O’Brien-Power, MACE retailers from Waterford on their success in this year’s MACE Excellence Awards.” The MACE Excellence awards are now in their 11th year. Waterford winners presented at this year’s Awards Ceremony were Houlihan’s MACE Lismore, Mooney’s MACE
Holycross, O’Brien-Power’s MACE Kilmeaden and O’Brien-Power’s Maxol MACE Dunmore Road.
Pictured at the MACE Excellence Awards at the Sheraton Hotel, Athlone, were: Willie O'Byrne Managing Director BWG Foods, Joan & Michael Houlihan MACE Lismore, Co. Waterford. [Colm Mahady / Fennells]
Pictured at the MACE Excellence Awards at the Sheraton Hotel, Athlone, were Philip O’Brien, BWG Foods, Michelle O Brien, MACE Park Service station Waterford & MACE Kilmeaden Waterford Brian & Siobhan Mooney, Top Service Station MACE Holy Cross Waterford. [Colm Mahady / Fennells]
Soroptimists assist Rapunzel Foundation ONE of the good causes which Dungarvan Soroptimists chose to fund this year is the Rapunzel Foundation and recently made a donation to them to assist in their work. In conjunction with that, Dungarvan President, Carmel Keith donated some of her hair in two plaits which she had been growing for this purpose. The recipient on behalf of the Foundation, Anna Furlong, New Ross thanked the Soroptimists and the people of Dungarvan for the generous donation. She also thanked Carmel for her patience in allowing her hair to grow so long and explained the purpose of the organisation and the work that they do.
The Rapunzel Foundation is an organisation which helps people with hair loss through providing information, sharing stories and through the collection of pony tails for the manufacture of natural hair wigs. Collecting ponytails from donors helps to address the current global wig-hair shortage issue and allows us to alleviate the cost of wig purchase for those who need help most. We welcome any voluntary assistance from you to help us to improve our services to salons and hair donors. For more information, call Anna Furlong on 087 288 8267 or Maeve O’Healy-Harte on 087 988 9771.
Pictured above presenting a cheque to Anna Furlong, Rapunzel Foundation, are Carmel Keith, President, Dungarvan Soroptimists (right), and Mary Duggan (left), Vice-President. Carmel had just donated two fourteen inch ponytails from her own hair to the foundation. Inset: Ponytail.