Antrim GAA kicked off St Vincent de Paul’s Christmas fundraising appeal with a traditional music evening raising £8,307.38 from an original target of £5,000. In previous years their Christmas #SaffronAid Appeal has been supported by clubs across the county providing St Vincent de Paul with 5,000 shoeboxes but, due to the pandemic, the traditional form of donating gifts for Christmas was not possible this year.
The event was hosted live on the county’s Facebook page with music from Sean McCorry and family.
Sean Kelly, Antrim PRO, said: “We are thrilled to have been able to kick off St Vincent de Paul’s annual Christmas fundraising appeal by smashing our £5,000 target and raising more than £8,000 with donations from across the county. Mary Waide, Regional President of St Vincent de Paul, said: “We are absolutely overwhelmed by the generosity of the people who donated online while enjoying a great night’s entertainment with Antrim GAA’s unique online fundraiser. For families faced with impossible choices this Christmas, this donation will go a long way to offering some hope during what will be for many, a very different kind of Christmas.”