FORE! \; SWING INTO ACTION FOR BÓ\;THAR! \;
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\nBó\;thar wants golfers to take part in its JP McManus Pre-Qualifier Competition in Limerick Golf Club on Thursday 18th and Friday 19th April 2019. \;
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\n\nOrganiser Owen Leonard is \;asking \;the golfers of Limerick and beyond to come out and support Bó\;thar&rsquo\;s efforts in a \;fortnight'\;s time. \;
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\n\n"\;We \;have had great support so far from golfers and businesses all \;around Limerick and beyond. We have a few group spots still available so if you are a keen golfer or \;you want to surprise the golfer in your life\, book a tee time today. It'\;s open to all GUI and ILGU members.&rdquo\;
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\n\nOwen added\; \;&ldquo\;For &euro\;100\, you get your round of golf\, a meal\, some snacks and your 2020 Pro-Am entrance cap\, which in itself is worth &euro\;50\, so there is a lot on offer for the \;&euro\;100 entry fee. \;This competition is a Pre-Qualifier to the JP McManus Pro-Am 2020\, which will take place in Adare Manor\, with celebrities and professionals Limerick \;people have ever only read about in the \;Limerick Post! It is an amazing occasion and one we are so \;proud to be \;associated with. It'\;s a great day out with some fantastic prizes on offer\, not least the opportunity of playing in Adare Manor in the Grand Qualifier."\;
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\n\nAs a Limerick-based charity\, Bó\;thar is hoping that the competition is a \;resounding success. \;All funds raised from this \;fundraiser \;will go towards supporting Bó\;thar&rsquo\;s dairy cow projects in Rwanda. \;
\n\nReceiving the gift of an Irish dairy cow or goat will be the first time that many of the families Bó\;thar works with will earn an income and this gift of a food-and-income-producing animal is like receiving the keys to a successful business.
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\n\nBó\;thar \;has been sending Irish dairy cows and other food-and-income producing animals such as goats\, pigs and sheep to Rwanda &ndash\; it also has projects elsewhere in Africa\, Eastern Europe and Asia - since the late &lsquo\;90s thanks to the generosity of the Irish farmers and the wider public. \;The donation of Irish cows\, which have a yield six times that of the best local cows\, have had a transformational effect on the lives of an estimated 1\,000 plus families. \;Bó\;thar heifers arrive in calf\, with each recipient family agreeing to pass on the first-born female calf to her to another family. Bó\;thar returns each year to re-impregnate the cows\, so the cycle continues. \; \;Prior to being given a heifer\, each family undergoes a six-month programme of training in animal husbandry\, water-harvesting and basic horticulture practices. \;
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\n\nBó\;thar was originally \;established in Limerick in 1991 as an initial one-off gesture of airlifting Irish cows to 20 families in a poverty stricken region of Uganda to mark the city&rsquo\;s &lsquo\;Treaty 300&rsquo\; celebrations. It has grown immensely since then with Irish dairy heifers from all over Ireland making the journey each year to the sunny climate of Rwanda. \;
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\n\nGolf groups can be booked through Owen by phoning 085-7195734 or email \;golfclassic@bothar.ie
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\n\nENDS \;
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