NOTICE BOARD
09/04/2011 On 31 October 2010 Margaret Kennedy did a Skydive to Raise money for St Marks Hospital Foundation, to date she has raised £5671.49 Fund Raising Day at Hendon Golf Club Neither the ominous weather conditions nor the current economic climate or anything else for that matter could dampen spirits as the Eskimo Golf Society staged their 2011 Fund Raising day at Hendon Golf Club on Wednesday this week. 50 golfers and more than seventy hole sponsorships netted £7,310.00 for Fr Paschal Dillon's OMI charity work among the poor in Haiti and South America - a tremendous achievement in these difficult times. The course was in pristine condition, the food brilliant and the Prizes as always well worth the winning and the banter and camaraderie were equally brilliant and equally enjoyable, as always on an Eskimo outing.... Captain Gerry Jackson, Secretary Kevin Kennedy, Treasurer Kathy Carey and the entire 'Eskimo team' worked hard ensure it was a "quality" Eskimo golfing occasion. Members and Guests confirmed that it was - and not just for the money raised. 'Photo Maestro Derek Ryman captured some of the atmosphere in the pictures which are already on the www.eskimogolfsociety.com website along with the full results. The overall winner was Pat Delaney with 37 points and the Guest Prize was won by Noreen Sullivan with 38 points Captain Jerry Jackson in thanking the sponsors and everyone concerned, said " I am absolutely thrilled with everything and only sorry for those who couldn't join in on this happy and worthwhile occasion" and he reminded them not to forget his upcoming 'Captains Day' in Sudbury Golf Club Wembley HA0 1AL on July 6th. ---------------------------------------------------------- Hi everyone and welcome to our new website. Here you can: - Our founder Fr Paddy Sheridan http://www.anglocelt.ie/news/obituaries/articles/2010/09/22/4000168-fr-paddy-sheridan has gone to his eternal reward. An Eskimo Guard of Honour lined the pathway to his final resting place by the Oblate Church in Inchicore Dublin 13.9.10. All that knew him remember him with fondness – for he was a lovely man and a powerful man who served his people and his God for over fifty years. He had a wit and charm that was infectious and a delight to his friends but he wouldn’t ‘suffer fools gladly’and was known to have difficulty controlling his 'footballing instincts' when frustrated. Of course he loved Gaelic football & Hurling, traditional music and any kind of sport, but golf - he loved enough to have founded the Eskimo's.(read his article)
His main mission was keeping people true to the ‘faith of their fathers’ and his sermons were brilliantly simple, always entertaining and always to the point. He once thundered to a noisy funeral congregation ‘remember, not one of you is going to get out of this world alive – so listen up’. When Fr Paddy spoke they listened alright... his jokes were ledgendary but this link http://www.catholic-homilies.net/2010/06/eleventh-sunday-in-ordinary-time.html is a recording of his last sermon – it’s a taste of how he could deliver even when at deaths door... If anyone ever deserved the eternal life of happiness in Heaven that Fr Paddy believed awaited behind that door, it is he...... May he rest in peace. Tom Beisty
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Our Captain
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Noel Walsh
Humbly I accept the great honour of being made Captain of "The Eskimo Golf Society" for 2012. During its 30 years the Society has raised and donated almost a quarter of a million pounds to charity. This year I look forward to exceeding that figure and to follow in the footsteps of my predecessors to assure that all of the members have a very enjoyable and successful golfing year.
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Our President
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Mike Molloy
"My Introduction to The Eskimo Golf Society was in 1992, following an invitation from Peter McGeever. Peter was Captain of the society at the time and I was Captain of MHGC, I was very impressed by the friendship shown to me by the members. I later joined the Eskimo's and went on to become Captain; being informed that I was the first Englishman to hold this office! Having now been invited to be President of the Society, I am very proud to hold this office and hope to help in some small way with the work the society does for under privileged people in various parts of the World. I hope that during my term as President we continue to demonstrate the friendship I first observed many years ago and continue to raise funds for those in need. "
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