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Pilgrimage cancelled over Coronavirus fears
FUNDRAISER: Mike Walker, one of the organisers of the Irish Pilgrimage Trust table quiz, encourages everyone to come and support as proceeds go towards children and young adults with special needs. Photo: Grigoriy Geniyevskiy
By Grigoriy Geniyevskiy
Children with special needs won’t be able to travel to Lourdes this year due to Coronavirus fears as organisers have put the trip on hold.
The annual trip to Lourdes is organised by the Irish Pilgrimage Trust and enjoyed by many children from the Killarney area and surrounds.
But due to the safety and well-being of the children and adults travelling it was agreed to put it on hold for this year.
However, the table quiz organised for this coming Thursday (March 12) to raise funds for this year’s trip will still go ahead.
The table quiz will take place at 7.30pm at the Gleneagle. The price per team of four is €40. The entry fee for teams of school goers is €20.
Now, the proceeds raised will go towards next year’s trip.
“The fundraising goes to the young people. The Trust offers over 1,200 people travelling at Easter and the quiz helps with the costs,” Mike Walker, one of the organisers of the quiz, told the Killarney Advertiser.
“We had to cancel the trip this year, because of the virus, however funds will still go towards the children and next year’s Pilgrimage. We still encourage people to come and we would like to thank everyone who turns up for the quiz. The generosity of the Killarney people is fantastic, and we want as many as possible to support this quiz.”