Have a Ball of a time with GOAL...
An annual black-tie GOAL Ball is held at numerous locations around the world every year, to raise much needed funds for GOAL.
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| Gordon D'Arcy, Jennie Pierce and Sean O'Brien who launched the 2012 Dublin GOAL Ball |
Save the date: 2012 GOAL Balls
Dublin Ball, Friday 25th May - Berkeley Court Hotel.
The night kicks off at 7.30pm with a drinks reception followed by a four-course meal and dancing until late. Tickets are €100 per person for this black-tie event.
Contact Karen on koshea@goal.ie
London Ball, Saturday 12th May – Jumeirah Carlton. Contact Tamara on tgervasoni@uk.goal.ie.
Paris Ball, Saturday 2nd June – Le Centre Cultural Irlandais. Contact Paul on paul.lynch@goalfrance.org.
For more information on the GOAL NYC Ball, please click here.
Wherever it is situated, if you attend a GOAL Ball you are guaranteed a great evening of dancing, entertainment and fun in the company of like-minded people.
There is always a fantastic array of spot-prizes and auction items on offer, thanks to the generosity of local sponsors.
To support GOAL, you can:
• Buy individual tickets for a GOAL Ball
• Book a table for 10-12 people – great for a gathering of family, friends or work colleagues
• Help sponsor a GOAL Ball by gifting spot-prizes or auction items
• Make a financial contribution towards the cost of holding a GOAL Ball
To find out where the nearest annual GOAL Ball to you is being held, or if you would like to organise a Ball in your area, please contact GOAL at 00 353 (0)1 2809779 or email fundraising@goal.ie.
The 2011 GOAL Dublin Ball
Irish rugby star, Jamie Heaslip, made a special guest appearance at last year’s GOAL Ball on Friday, May 13th, delighting more than 330 guests packed into the Burlington Hotel for the popular annual fundraiser.
Heaslip, who travelled to Kolkata with GOAL in late May to visit some of their projects with the poor, dropped by following Leinster’s triumph over Ulster in the semi-final of The Magners Cup at the RDS earlier that evening, and was interviewed on stage by RTE broadcaster, Michael Lyster, about his support of GOAL, Leinster’s chances in the Heineken Cup final, and his trip to India.
With Mary Kennedy acting as MC, the Ball was another hugely enjoyable evening, commencing at 7.30 p.m. with a Tia Maria drinks reception, followed by dinner, live music and dancing into the small hours.
Other notable guests included former Irish rugby international Shane Byrne and well-known designer and inventor, Damini Kumar. Julie Price from Glenageary won the Best-Dressed Lady competition.
The evening also included an auction some very special prizes expertly conducted by Chief Executive of Robert J Goff & Co., Henry Beeby, who cajoled and coaxed guests to bid for nights away in some of the top hotels in the country, sports goods, concert tickets and much more.
All proceeds, as ever, went towards our work with the poorest of the poor in the developing world.