My good friend and colleague Cllr Martin Keane has launched his annual fuel appeal for the elderly and vulnerable here in Westport.He has set a target of €17,000 for fundraising over the next three weeks to meet the needs of the greater Westport area. Every year Martin and his team of volunteers hit the streets of Westport to raise funds. But the raising of such a large amount of money is only half of his programme. No sooner has he reached his target then Martin is at the fuel merchants and using the cars of volunteers to deliver the fuel over the Christmas period. I will be helping out Martin as will a lot of others this Christmas.
I think it is great is this age of consumerism, individualism and of course greed that such an example of a community pulling together, to help others in need, is refreshing.
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