Earlier this year, the Internet Glentoran Supporters Club lost their dearly loved friend and member Kevin Milhench. Kevin was also a long-standing Director at Glentoran FC and every year he took great delight when along with his wife Lizzie, they produced a Luxury Hamper to be raffled to raise funds for various charities.
In Kevin’s honour and as a tribute to his memory, the Internet Glentoran Supporters Club and their friends from the Westbourne GSC decided to raffle a luxury hamper, with all money raised to be split between the Glentoran Christmas Appeal and the Royal National Lifeboat Institution, a charity close to Kevin’s heart.
Ruth makes the draw in the Glentoran Milk Bar
The draw took place on Sunday 20th December, with Patricia Kavanagh's ticket drawn as the winner. Ruth McCreery, Director of GFC1882 said " Patricia is a work colleague and when I contacted her with the good news, she immediately asked for the contents to be donated to someone or a group that would most benefit from them.”
The immediate choice was made and after one phone call. Glentoran captain Marcus Kane his wife Aimee collected the hamper and delivered it t last night to the Staff in the ICU, Maternity Unit, Royal Victoria Hospital.
Moko delivers the goods at the Royal
This was a deep personal tribute from Marcus and Aimee as at the end of November, baby Bowie Harrie Kane arrived eleven weeks early and the staff at ICU RVH have taken such good care and shown so much love to Marcus, Aimee, daughter Mollie and Baby Bowie. This was Glentoran’s way of saying "thank you" to the staff at the Maternity Unit for all their work on half of parents and babies throughout 2020.
Earlier this year the Glentoran Family, supported by players and fans from across the Irish League community, raised almost £30,000 for Bereavement Services RVH Maternity Unit through the #HikeFor Harrie campaign in memory of Marcus and Aimee’s baby son Harrie.
The total amount raised by the hamper was £2530. The club warmly thanks everyone who bought tickets with special mentions to Mr Paul McLean (McLean Bookmakers, official sponsor of Glentoran FC), Chris Morgan (Clubsport NI, kit supplier to Glentoran FC and former Glentoran player) and David Griffiths (Lilliput Laundries).
