Happy New Year to all our members and partners. We hope you all had a restful holiday and I am sure that like me you are glad to get back to routine!
We return to formal Club Training the week of the 16th and DDSL league games are scheduled to resume on the 21st/22nd Jan (subject to Councils confirmation) for U12-U18s, and the 4th/5th of Feb for the SSG (Small Sided Games) squads. More information on training/fixtures to be found our website.
I am delighted to say that we continue to have St. Mary's College and Gonzaga as training venues entering the new year - a very big thank you to all involved in securing these grounds, giving us more space to facilitate our squads training up to twice a week.
A very big thanks to you all for adopting ClubZap - change is not easy and I am delighted to say that adoption is high across the club. We are hoping that club communications has improved and thanks to all of our members for paying subs through the platform (we are at 86% at the moment - getting there!). Please keep an eye out for some specific notifications on ClubZap over the coming weeks, not least about our GALA DINNER /SOCIAL in the Aviva on SATURDAY MARCH 4th. We will finally CELEBRATE our 25 YEARS+ in the Community, do some much needed club development fundraising and most importantly have a good night out with club friends. Our last night was in 2019 so we are well overdue! Tickets on sale Jan 16th. We also welcome donations for raffle prizes - be it experiences, vouchers etc etc. To help, just email : judith.leech.eircom@gmail.com
A genuine message of gratitude also comes from St Vincent de Paul - we raised 3,430 Euros this year, which will help many families in our area.
Rathmines Sports started to sell basic Beechwood FC training gear in December, selling out very quickly. Recognising the need for players to have some extra gear, we are currently working with them to expand their Beechwood FC stock so do pop into them.
Parent coaches - as always, thank you for your commitment. We will be hosting a Coaches Meeting shortly in a local venue; we also look forward to hosting some presentations with HerSport for our Girls Coaches, our players and their parents to learn more about Girls and Women in sports. Dates to follow via ClubZap.
As you all know, this is a Community based, Volunteer Led Club and we always welcome members to volunteer with us. We have various roles coming up so keep a lookout on our website. It can be project based (e.g. Gala), it can be role based (Gear Management/ Fixtures Secretary) - we'd love to hear from you! Message me directly!
A big thanks to Mary Mc Carthy and Christine Kinnard for the Jan 2023 (third edition) of the Beechwood Buzz - on it's way!
The very best to all our players and families in the year ahead - I am proud to be part of Beechwood FC. See you on the sidelines!
