http://raisingcork.com/blog Just another WordPress weblog Tue, 08 Dec 2009 12:50:40 +0000 http://backend.userland.com/rss092 en We are delighted to announce that our Raising Cork initiative has generated a staggering €25,000 for St. Vincent de Paul’s Cork Flood Victims Appeal. The table quiz was attended by more than 700 people, with TV and radio personality, George Hook as Quizmaster. “We were all struck by the devastation caused ... http://raisingcork.com/blog/2009/12/e25000-raised-for-cork-flood-victims/ It's only a few hours to our Raising Cork Quiz in aid of the Cork's flood victims! Please remember to get there as early as you can to register and get the best table. Registration starts at 7 pm. Apologies to those who couldn't register for the quiz today - we ... http://raisingcork.com/blog/2009/12/see-you-tonight/ You may be here trying to register and wondering why you can't. Due to phenomenal demand we've had to close down registration. Additional donations can still be be made directly to St. Vincent de Paul Cork Flood Victims Fund. AIB 66 South Mall Sort Code:936383 Account No:47092772 Thanks everyone for your support. http://raisingcork.com/blog/2009/12/its-a-full-house/ What an exciting couple of days it's been....  Friday saw a huge rush of teams registering so now we're well on the way to making our target. We'll be sending out a reminder text to all registered teams, and are asking you all to arrive as early as possible to get ... http://raisingcork.com/blog/2009/12/1-day-to-go/ After much debate, we made a decision. One of the Pelé GAA footballs is going to be raffled in our mega raffle at the Raising Cork Quiz. This means everyone is in with the chance of winning a unique piece of sporting memorabilia that marries GAA traditions with a soccer legend. ... http://raisingcork.com/blog/2009/12/pele-ball-to-be-raffled-on-monday/ Listen to George here As George Hook said, we need to work together to help everyone affected by the recent floods. Register your team today by clicking on the register tab - that's the one just above this text - go on, you can come back and finish this later... alright, you ... http://raisingcork.com/blog/2009/12/a-call-from-our-quizmaster/ If you're planning on coming to the Raising Cork Quiz, and can't decide if it's the thing for you - then go take a look at the odds of winning something. We now have 54 confirmed prizes and they are still coming in. So if we reach our target of 200 tables on ... http://raisingcork.com/blog/2009/12/the-odds-are-1-in-4-teams-could-win/ We realise how valuable the GAA jersey and footballs signed by Pelé are. At the same time we want to make sure that as many people as possible have a chance of acquiring them. So we have decided to put them all up for auction. On the night of the Quiz ... http://raisingcork.com/blog/2009/12/pele-items-set-to-score-high-in-auction/ If you haven't looked recently, take a look at the ever growing list of prizes. It's just been updated again. Thanks to all of our sponsors for their kindness and generosity. http://raisingcork.com/blog/2009/11/the-giving-just-keeps-going-on/ 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 ... http://raisingcork.com/blog/2009/11/raising-cork-with-a-little-help-from-pele/