By Michelle Crean

COVID put their fundraising efforts on hold but now St Francis Special School are ready to golf!

This year's Golf Classic takes place next Friday (April 28) at Beaufort Golf Club with proceeds going to St Francis Special School Autism Parents Group.

Funds raised will support the children with private therapies such as Speech and Language Therapy (SLT), a vital service that's needed for all the children.

Teams of three are €180 including a meal. All sponsorship welcome, Tee Box is €50 and Green is €100.

"Our last Golf Classic was in 2019, our 2020 was postponed due to COVID, so we're back," one of the organisers, Brigitta Looney, said.

"We have a monster raffle taking place after the prizegiving round 8.30pm where our top prize is a weekend for two at Parknasilla Resort and Spa. Michael Healy Rae will be our MC for the raffle."

Tickets are €5, she added, with some fantastic prizes up for grabs including three hotel breaks, dinners, lunches, afternoon teas, vouchers and hampers all up for grabs.

"I would like to thank all our raffle sponsors for their amazing prizes and all our golf sponsors for helping us making this Golf Classic a growing success after our long break.

"We're blessed that we are able to continue this amazing service with the fundraising that's achieved so far. The children have their very own private SLT weekly supported by Kerry Speech and Language clinic. On behalf of myself, Brigitta, and the SFSS parents committee Madeline Murphy, Jacqueline Riordan, Tracy Sullivan, Esther O'Hara, Pauline Cronin, Siobhan McAuliffe, Isobel McCarthy and Angela Doherty, we would like to thank everyone who has sponsored and supported us to date and helping us raise much needed funds for this service. Thank you all."

Teams are filling up nicely, to book Tee Time please contact Sonny on 087 2438535 or Brigitta on 087 6303659.