Transplant Games meeting Tuesday

Preparations for Tuesday night's public meeting on the European Transplant & Dialysis Games have now been completed, and the organisers are hoping to get a good response.

The meeting will be held in the Parish Centre, and the aim is to organise how Kilcullen can help before and at the Games, which are being held in North Dublin in August.

John Martin will chair the event, and there will be presentations by local transplant athlete James Nolan and others affected by kidney disease and dialysis, as well as Games organiser Colin White. A question and answer session will precede the formation of a committee to organise and manage local input into the effort.

The meeting hopes to have representatives from various clubs and organisations. The GAA and Lions are among those who have committed representation.

In addition to providing helpers to the Games themselves, a planned 'Kildare Day' visit for participants to key attractions in the county, including the National Stud, will need volunteer assistance.

Individuals with specific skills, such as in IT for registration and management, are also very welcome.

Pictures above are members of the ad hoc group which has been organising the event.