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Donations Save Dublin Tour

  • 31-05-2012 10:55pm
    #1
    Amirani
    Moderators, Society & Culture Moderators Posts: 12,548 Mod ✭✭✭✭


    http://www.myfoxboston.com/story/18661438/2012/05/30/donations-allow-local-football-players-to-go-on-their-dream-trip

    *Video in link*
    BOSTON -
    A group of college athletes flew to Ireland on Thursday after their dream trip was nearly ruined.

    Football players from the New England Ironmen in Melrose almost had their trip ruined when their travel company, Offside Productions, filed for bankruptcy.

    Players from Endicott, UMass Dartmouth, and Curry had paid a total of $50,000 for the trip.

    When people learned about the group's financial struggle, they began donating to an account at a local bank. Aer Lingus also donated plane tickets with a value of $35,000 to the team.

    All of the donations were enough for the group to take their trip as scheduled. They will play an exhibition team against a university in Ireland.

    They're playing my old team. I know Aer Lingus are getting some good publicity out of this but fair play none the less, many others wouldn't have done the same.

    If anybody's interested in seeing the game, it takes place in the TCD Sports Grounds (Santry) on June 2nd at 1pm.


Comments

  • #2
    mikemac1
    Closed Accounts Posts: 12,395 ✭✭✭✭mikemac1


    Well done to Aer Lingus :)
    It was a smart move anyway, they got fantastic publicity out of it


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