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TWELVE Loreto Grammar School students in Omagh have been selected to participate in the ‘Loreto to Lusaka’ project that will see them travel to Lusaka in October in conjunction with the Spirit of Paul McGirr Foundation.
Pledging to raise £15,000 for phase one of the construction and development of a home economics classroom and foot store at the Tyrone Secondary School in Zambia, the students hope that this will help provide one hot meal per day for up to 800 pupils.
The students are paying their own fare so that all proceeds raised will go directly to the people of Lusaka’s St Teresa’s parish, which is on the verge of a large slum area in the Zambian region.
As part of their fundraising ventures, the Loreto students are hosting a Gala Dinner on Friday, March 1 in the Silverbirch Hotel in Omagh.
Tickets to the Gala are £70 and are still available via the Loreto Grammar School.
If you’re interested in purchasing a ticket you can call the school on 028 82243633 and request to speak to Ms Ryan.
The Gala will include a drinks reception, followed by a delicious three-course meal. Malachi Cush will MC the event and there will be spot prizes and a raffle with super prizes donated by some very generous sponsors, with a DJ to close the evening’s festivities.
The Loreto students look forward to welcoming you to the Gala Dinner for such a worthy cause.