An incredible £35,500 has been raised for local charities in memory of the late Harry McGeough thanks to five years of dedicated fundraising by his devoted wife, Brenda.
The final charity golf day – ‘Harry’s Day – held at the Armagh Golf Club in September alone brought in £11,000.
The event saw 79 golfers take to the course, helping to raise £10,830 on the day, which Brenda then rounded up to £11,000. The funds have been split equally between the Kevin Bell Repatriation Trust and Dementia NI.
Speaking to Armagh I, Brenda – who wished to thank everyone involved – said the success of the event and the total raised over the last five years had been “staggering”.
“I really want to thank the golfers, sponsors, everyone that donated raffle prizes, bought tickets, and to all my family and friends,” said Brenda.
Special thanks were also extended to Shaun and Myra who travelled from Wales to help, Hugh who came from Florida to take part, and his wife Cindy who sponsored the day.
Brenda also praised Harry’s family, the winner of the flag auction Michael, photographer Paul Dickinson who caught all the action, the golf club, Parkland restaurant for the lovely meal, and anybody who helped in anyway at all.”
She added: “£35,500 is an amazing amount of money raised supporting local charities and remembering Harry – The Legend.”
This year marked the final fundraiser, rounding off an extraordinary achievement that has made a lasting difference to local charities.
