Many of you will be aware of the tragic case of Sean Drummond, a past pupil of CBC Monkstown, who suffered a traumatic brain injury resulting from an accident in London in March last year. Sean is now slowly recovering in a London hospital but will require long term rehabilitation support.
Further details can be seen at the Support4Drummo website
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To support the tremendous ongoing initiatives to fund Sean’s long term care the CBC Monkstown PPU has decided to hold a table quiz with details as follows:
 
Date: Friday, March 6th 
Time: 8:00PM
Venue: CBC Monkstown Park
Teams: Maximum of 5 per team/table
Fee: €100 per table
Everybody is welcome. Prizes for the winning team and (hopefully) some spot prizes. There will be a raffle with lots of prizes on the night. Please spread the word, tell everyone, bring your friends, family, fellow past pupils, whoever you can reach.
You can register and enter a team here:

Alternatively please notify us by emailing the names of your team to cbcppu@gmail.com .
Also, feel free to enter a team even if you cannot make it on the night, all proceeds will go to the fund anyway.  Please let us know if you are not coming to the quiz, as there is only so many tables we can fit in the CBC hall!!!

To maximise the success of this fund raising event, we are also seeking donations of prizes and offering sponsorship opportunities for this most worthy cause so please contact us via cbcppu@gmail.com if you can donate prizes or provide sponsorship. All support will be acknowledged on the night.
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Donations can be made here

To make a sponsorship contribution please click here or contact us (see below for details). If you are in a position to donate a prize or prizes, please contact us by email at cbcppu@gmail.com  or contact Dermot Kelly on 083 801 5661 or Russell Burke on 087 239 0317.
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To kick things off the Past Pupils Union has committed to contributing €500 to the fund.

Furthermore, the PPU Executive Committee has also agreed that for each new member joining the PPU in 2020 it will contribute a further €15 to the Sean Drummond Fund. So, if you are not already a member of the PPU, now is your chance to join and to make a positive contribution to this very worthy cause. Please complete the following to join up
 

Looking forward to seeing you on March 6th for lots of fun and fundraising! And please spread the word as far and wide as possible! There will also be the opportunity to socialise afterwards of course………
In the meantime, donations can also of course be made at the Support4Drummo website.
 
Any questions at all, please let us know: cbcppu@gmail.com
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Please note in your diary that the 2020 PPU golf classic will be held in Dun Laoghaire G.C. on Friday, August 21st. Further details to follow in due course.

Congratulations to our Outstanding Achievement award recipients who were presented with their awards at  a ceremony in the School over the weekend. 

2019 and previous Outstanding Achievement Award winners - from Left to Right: 
Liam Murnane, VP CBC Monkstown, Russell Burke, VP PPU, John Feehan, OAA recipient 2019 and Guest Speaker, Joe Brady, OAA recipient 2019, Des Cave, OAA recipient 2019, John Keogh, previous OAA recipient, John O'Shea, previous OAA recipient, Frank McCabe, Previous OAA recipient and Guest Speaker, Dermot Kelly, President, PPU

The PPU‘s annual golf classic took place once again in Dun Laoghaire Golf Club on Friday August 23rd.  There was a ‘shotgun’ start at 14:00 which meant everyone finished together and had a great opportunity to socialise before the dinner.  We had 44 golfers enjoying the beautiful sunny weather and another then six past pupils joined us for the dinner.
There was a bit of fun on the night with a raffle, a charity auction and the prize giving.  Many thanks to our sponsors for their support which helped us ensure the prizes were good and for the super items that were ultimately auctioned.  Also many thanks to the various individuals who contributed the prizes that made the raffle a bit of fun.
The individual winner was Donal Courtney with an excellent score of 39.  The team prize was won with a score of 85 points by a Class of ’78 team comprised of Adrian Barnes, Gareth Colgan, Barry Steele and Russell Burke.  The PPU president, Dermot Kelly, presented the prizes to all the winners.
The Results
Nearest the Pin            Aodh Burke
Longest Drive              Paul Leonard
Front Nine                    Russell Burke (19 Points)
Back Nine                    Tony Madden (20 Points)
 
Team Event
4th Place                     Pat O’Dowd, Brian Carroll, Donal Courtney, Alan Cuffe (80 Points)
3rd Place                     Bryan O’Neill, Aodh Burke, Aidan O’Boyle, Tony Madden (80 Points)
2nd Place                    Norman Campbell, Mark Fogarty, David Fogarty, Keith Lawlor (83 Points
Winners                       Adrian Barnes, Gareth Colgan, Russell Burke, Barry Steele (85 Points)
 
Individual Championship
4th Place                       Gareth Colgan (37 Points)
3rd Place                       Paul Wyse (37 Points)
2nd Place                      Keith Lawlor (38 Points)
2019 Champion           Donal Courtney (39 Points)        

Sponsors
The Past Pupils Union would like to thank our sponsors for their generous support without which the success today’s event would not have been possible. 

The PPU‘s annual golf classic is taking place once again in Dun Laoghaire Golf Club on Friday August 23rd . There will be a ‘shotgun’ start at 14:00 which means everyone will finish around the same time and in plenty of time for dinner. The format will be teams of four and also an individual competition. This will be followed by dinner and prize-giving in the Clubhouse at 20:00.

The cost for golf and dinner will be €75 per person (or €45 for Dun Laoghaire Golf Club members) including a free sleeve of golf balls for current PPU members. Golf only and dinner only options are also available (please see below for details). Please email us at cbcppu@gmail.com for more information or complete the form below. To book your place, please pay using the link below either in full or pay a (non-refundable) deposit of €25 and you can pay the balance later.

To all those that have booked their places we look forward to seeing you on the 23 rd . Please ensure you are ready by 13:30 as, with the shotgun start, you will need time to get out to your allocated tee box.

As of now we have three lines left if you would still like to participate but please book soon as, with the shotgun start, once we are full we are full. Your place will only be confirmed when either a deposit or (preferably) full payment is received. For anyone who would like to play, but is not yet part of a team, please let us know as we have a few individual participants registered who will be looking to form teams which we will be happy to facilitate.

Many thanks to those who have already offered us sponsorship. This helps us keep the cost of participation down and the quality of the prizes up. We would have room for one more sponsor if any past pupil would be kind enough to offer it. If interested, please let us know using the contact from below or at cbcppu@gmail.com.The PPU will ensure that any sponsor will get acknowledgment and significant recognition both on the day of the classic and at other PPU events.

We look forward to seeing you all on the 23 rd for the golfing, dining and socialising.

If you are interested please sign up below or drop us a message.

Please note that the AGM of the Past Pupils Union of CBC Monkstown Park shall be held at 7:00PM on May 24th in the Reception Room of the College. All PPU members are welcome. Please advise the secretary at cbcppu@gmail.com by Friday May 17th if there are any matters you wish to have included on the agenda

A Mass for deceased past pupils has been arranged for St. Patrick’s Church, Monkstown at 11:30AM on Sunday, November 10th 2019.