Raising Cork with a little help from Pelé

We heard on Thursday evening that Pelé was in Dublin. What an opportunity! Imagine if we could get something signed for our Raising Cork Quiz…
 
It took quite a few phone calls, but eventually – we got in touch with his agent. It seems Pelé had already heard a lot about the plight of people around the country, and he was more than happy to help. It took a bit of panic calling to find someone who would get us some Footballs and a Jersey, and then another few calls to find someone to get them to the Burlington, where the legend was staying.
 
We were on tenterhooks, wondering, would we pull it off?
 
1.30pm Friday, we got the call from the duty manager in the Burlington. Yes. Pelé had signed our gear.
 
Thanks to Pelé for his kindness, Olivia for the tip off, Antoinette and Malachy for getting the gear and Laurie for taking them safely to Cork.
 
What a team effort!