Newsletter - May UK ezine http://goal.newsweaver.com/Newsletter en-us 22 May 2014 12:00:00 BST 22 May 2014 12:00:00 BST http://goal.newsweaver.com/Newsletter/rss.xml Newsweaver dwilliams@goal.ie (Goal) support@newsweaver.ie (Newsweaver) 60 true Last chance to book your ticket! http://newsletter.goal.ie/l0p9k5e7y0y?rss=true It’s the final call for tickets for the GOAL UK Ball, which takes place on Saturday, June 21 at the Jumeirah Carlton Tower in Knightsbridge. The Ball is the biggest fundraiser in the GOAL UK calendar, and attracts hundreds of people each year from around the world. This year you can join celebrity chef Rachel Allen, BBC presenter Maggie Doyle (MC) and rugby stars Ian Humphreys (Ulster) and Eamonn Sheridan (London Irish RFC) as we hope to raise funds and awareness for our work with the poorest and most vulnerable in the developing world. Tickets start from just £150 and include a drinks reception, three-course meal with wine, dancing to 10-piece showband “Sono”; live/silent auctions and a casino. For all the details on the big night, click here [ http://newsletter.goal.ie/1i3jyhge825 ] 22 May 2014 12:00:00 BST 9065fcfc88b134c4ad1a9113db54ae4a Feature Article <p><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: 14px;">It’s the final call for tickets for the GOAL UK Ball, which takes place on Saturday, June 21 at the Jumeirah Carlton Tower in Knightsbridge.</span></p><p><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: 14px;">The Ball is the biggest fundraiser in the GOAL UK calendar, and attracts hundreds of people each year from around the world. This year you can join celebrity chef Rachel Allen, BBC presenter Maggie Doyle (MC) and rugby stars Ian Humphreys (Ulster) and Eamonn Sheridan (London Irish RFC) as we hope to raise funds and awareness for our work with the poorest and most vulnerable in the developing world.</span></p><p><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: 14px;">Tickets start from just £150 and include a drinks reception, three-course meal with wine, dancing to 10-piece showband “Sono”; live/silent auctions and a casino.</span></p><p><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: 14px;"><a href="http://newsletter.goal.ie/1i3jyhge825"><br />For all the details on the big night, click here</a></span></p> http://newsletter.goal.ie/files/1/47725/87185/5119505/c0c73fe1798d3827f1e6ce14/GOAL%20Ball%20UK%202013%20059.JPG Famine looms in South Sudan http://newsletter.goal.ie/q4efld1ognh?rss=true The UN is predicting that an imminent famine resulting from the ongoing conflict in South Sudan could cost the lives of upwards of 50,000 children under the age of five before the end of 2014. As well as our operations on the ground in South Sudan, GOAL is delivering nutrition and medical care to 50,000 refugees in the recently established Kule camp in the Gambella region of Ethiopia. GOAL’s media officer Davy Adams has recently returned from a trip to the camp and wrote about his experiences in thejournal.ie this week. Click here to read his account and watch a video highlighting life in the camps. [ http://newsletter.goal.ie/gjaseqpfq70 ] For more information on GOAL’s work in South Sudan and Ethiopia, click here [ http://newsletter.goal.ie/1ox2l4wnxjf ]. 22 May 2014 12:00:00 BST 5a2ab07703fba22430ddd671f67a8fec <p><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: 14px;">The UN is predicting that an imminent famine resulting from the ongoing conflict in South Sudan could cost the lives of upwards of 50,000 children under the age of five before the end of 2014.</span></p><p><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: 14px;">As well as our operations on the ground in South Sudan, GOAL is delivering nutrition and medical care to 50,000 refugees in the recently established Kule camp in the Gambella region of Ethiopia.  </span></p><p><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: 14px;">GOAL’s media officer Davy Adams has recently returned from a trip to the camp and wrote about his experiences in thejournal.ie this week. <a href="http://newsletter.goal.ie/gjaseqpfq70">Click here to read his account and watch a video highlighting life in the camps.</a></span></p><p><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: 14px;">For more information on GOAL’s work in South Sudan and Ethiopia, click <a href="http://newsletter.goal.ie/1ox2l4wnxjf">here</a>.</span></p> http://newsletter.goal.ie/files/1/47725/87185/5119505/84d2abab290863777a7d8093/GOAL%20refugee%20camp%204.jpg Save the Date – GOAL Golf Day http://newsletter.goal.ie/32553x4bane?rss=true Following a hugely successful event in 2013, the GOAL Golf Day returns this autumn to Muswell Hill Golf Club on Thursday, October 2. Teams of four will tee-off from lunchtime, followed by a prize-giving dinner and entertainment in the clubhouse. Further details will follow soon but to register your interest, call Angela Sammon on 020 7631 3196 or email asammon@uk.goal.ie [ asammon@uk.goal.ie ] 22 May 2014 12:00:00 BST 55faf5bfe6946fb89c6a25cd1880bccc <p><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: 14px;">Following a hugely successful event in 2013, the GOAL Golf Day returns this autumn to Muswell Hill Golf Club on Thursday, October 2.</span></p><p><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: 14px;">Teams of four will tee-off from lunchtime, followed by a prize-giving dinner and entertainment in the clubhouse.</span></p><p><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: 14px;">Further details will follow soon but to register your interest, call Angela Sammon on 020 7631 3196 or email <a href="mailto:asammon@uk.goal.ie">asammon@uk.goal.ie</a></span></p> http://newsletter.goal.ie/files/1/47725/87185/5119505/f9c1f5de4d471638b60cd0c9/download.jpg Follow GOAL UK on Twitter http://newsletter.goal.ie/gnr7mptjjeo?rss=true GOAL UK is now on Twitter. Follow us on @GOALUKCharity [ http://newsletter.goal.ie/1b3wwesy4m8 ] today for all the latest updates and information on GOAL UK events and updates from our work in the field. 22 May 2014 12:00:00 BST 03fa263fcc9f0ef68727f25317dd96bf <p><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: 14px;">GOAL UK is now on Twitter. Follow us on <a href="http://newsletter.goal.ie/1b3wwesy4m8">@GOALUKCharity</a> today for all the latest updates and information on GOAL UK events and updates from our work in the field. </span></p> http://newsletter.goal.ie/files/1/47725/87185/5119505/7962f9d0134b1dfbe174bebb/download%20_2_.jpg