‘Your Club, Your Country’ Breaks Four Million Mark As Winners Drawn
The 2017 IRFU/Ulster Bank ‘Your Club, Your Country’ Grand Prize Draw was carried out today in the Aviva Stadium as the fundraising scheme surpassed the four million euro mark for money raised for clubs.
This year’s ‘Your Club, Your Country’ Grand Prize Draw raised over 580,000 euro for the 120 participating clubs, bringing the total raised by the initiative to over four million.
There were 10 prizes on offer in this year’s draw with winning tickets being sold by the following clubs: Ashbourne RFC, Portlaoise RFC, Wexford RFC, Loughrea RFC, Old Crescent RFC, Balbriggan RFC, UL Bohemian RFC, Ratoath RFC, Roscrea RFC and Young Munster RFC.
A trip to Australia in 2018 as well as VIP Six Nations trips to Paris and London were among the highlights of this year’s prizes.
The IRFU and Ulster Bank, in conjunction with the wider family of IRFU partners, supply the prizes for the ‘Your Club, Your Country’ Grand Prize Draw, ensuring clubs reap the maximum benefit and raise up to €;10,000 from the fundraising scheme.
IRFU President Philip Orr commented: “Raising over four million for the club game illustrates the value of this initiative and how important a contribution it makes to a club’s fundraising efforts. I would like to again thank Ulster Bank and all of the IRFU’s partners for continuing to support this initiative.
“The ‘Your Club, Your Country’ draw enables participating clubs to raise up to 10,000 euro each year which is a vital revenue source which clubs can invest in facilities and support services for their members and wider communities.”
Joe Heneghan, Interim Director of Customer Experience and Products, Ulster Bank, said: “Ulster Bank is proud to support the ‘Your Club, Your Country’ draw as we know it’s an important fundraising opportunity for clubs. We’re delighted to be able to help clubs at the heart of communities around Ireland as they work to grow, invest in their facilities and members and ultimately, achieve their ambitions. Congratulations to all of the winners and the clubs involved.”
2017 IRFU/ULSTER BANK ‘YOUR CLUB, YOUR COUNTRY’ GRAND PRIZE DRAW WINNERS:
1. Summer Tour in Australia, June 2018 – return flights, hotel accommodation, match tickets and spending allowance for two persons (compliments of Vodafone)
WINNER: Patrick Moran (sold by Ashbourne RFC)
2. Win a €;5,000 Holiday – Holiday voucher worth up to €;5,000 (compliments of Ulster Bank)
WINNER: Maria Redmond (sold by Portlaoise RFC)
3. France v Ireland 2018 Six Nations VIP trip to Paris – return flights, hotel accommodation, match tickets and spending allowance for two persons (compliments of Canterbury)
WINNER: John Fagan (sold by Wexford RFC)
4. 2018 Galway Races VIP package – Corporate hospitality and overnight accommodation for two persons (compliments of Guinness)
WINNER: Tiernan McKeogh (sold by Loughrea RFC)
5. England v Ireland 2018 Six Nations VIP trip to London – return flights, hotel accommodation, match tickets and spending allowance for two persons (compliments of Volkswagen)
WINNER: Michael Murphy (sold by Old Crescent RFC)
6. Experience Business Class service with Aer Lingus – Transatlantic business class return flights for two persons (compliments of Aer Lingus)
WINNER: Bernie Rooney (sold by Balbriggan RFC)
7. Aldi Shopping Voucher – Voucher to the value of €;2,000 (compliments of Aldi)
WINNER: Sandra Griffin (sold by UL Bohemians RFC)
8. State-of-the-art Home Entertainment System – Flat screen TV and surround sound equipment to the value of €;1500 (compliments of Aviva Home Insurance)
WINNER: Caroline Kenna (sold by Rathoath RFC)
9. Elverys Shopping Voucher – Voucher to the value of €;1,000 (compliments of Elverys)
WINNER: Margaret McDermott (sold by Roscrea RFC)
10. VIP package for all three 2018 Six Nations games at the Aviva Stadium (compliments of The Hospitality Partnership)
WINNER: Gerard Hanrahan (sold by Young Munster RFC)