AGM – the AGM will take place early in the New Year. 
Senior Citizen Trip to Croke Park – last Tuesday 13th December Monaghan Health and Wellbeing Committee organised a trip for Senior Citizen Volunteers to visit Croke Park. 75 attended including 6 from Drumhowan namely Peter & Mary Duffy, Hughie Duffy, John Duffy, Pat Mc Adam and Seán Mc Dermott. The club would like to thank all the Health & Wellbeing Committee especially Health and Wellbeing Officer Cathal Hand for organising such an enjoyable trip. Club member Dorinda Sherry also helped out on the day.
Coaching Courses– In the New Year Monaghan Coaching and Games will be running a number of Foundation and Level 1 Coaching Course. If anyone is starting out coaching the Foundation Award is the one for them. The Club would also like more coaches to take the step up to Level 1 and encourage all to do so from U6 to Senior. Full details are available at http://www.monaghangaa.ie/2016/12/upcoming-coach-education-courses-3/
Good luck also to our Coaching Officer Donal Mc Adam already a Level 2 Coach as he undertakes the Ulster GAA Team Management Diploma in the New Year.
National Club Draw. – The tickets have now been distributed Please remember to support it when people come asking over the next month. Tickets are only €10 All money raised goes back into club funds.
PRIZES 1. A new Opel Corsa car. 2. Trip with the 2017 All-Stars. 3. Travel voucher to the value of €1,500. 4. All-Ireland Hurling & Football Final Corporate Package 2017. . 5. All-Ireland Hurling & Football Final Package 2017. 6. All-Ireland Hurling & Football Final Package 2017. 7. All-Ireland Hurling & Football Final Package 2017 8. All-Ireland Hurling & Football Final Package 2017 9. Shopping voucher to the value of €1,000 at a retailer of your choice. 10. Shopping voucher to the value of €1,000 at a retailer of your choice. 11. All-Ireland Hurling Final Corporate Package 2017. 12. All-Ireland Football Final Corporate Package 2017.13. All-Ireland Hurling Final Package 2017. 14. All-Ireland Football Final Package 2017.
Also if interested in selling a few tickets – only 5 in a book please contact John Reilly. Full details available on website at
https://drumhowan.gaa.ie/national-club-draw-tickets-available-now/
GRMA – grma (go raibh maith agat) is the new GAA Membership Card programme providing benefits and rewards to you, as a GAA member. It is a ‘thank you’ or ‘go raibh maith agat’ for your involvement in your GAA club, engagement in GAA activities and attendance at games.
Registration for the programme is now open with benefits available from January 2017. When you sign up, you will receive your Membership Card early next year enabling you to avail of partner discounts, special offers and earn points for going to games. Points can be redeemed by individual members or pooled for redemption by GAA clubs.
You will need a GAA membership number to join grma and receive a Membership Card. Please request your membership number at the club when you renew your subscription for 2017. These numbers c
an be obtained from PRO Noel or secretary Paul.
Membership Cards will only be distributed to members who have signed up to grma online at www.gaa.ie/grma The programme is only available to adult members (over 18s)
New Website – folks please take time to view the new website at www.drumhowan.gaa.ie
Nollaig Shona Agus Áthbhliain Faoi Mhaise – as these are the last notes for 2016 on behalf of the club I would like to wish everyone a Happy Christmas and Peaceful New Year and look forward to seeing you all in 2017.
