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Welcome to It's in the Bag!!

Come join us this Friday, 2nd August, at The Piano for a fun-filled event where we reprise the iconic NZ TV show, but with a twist.

Will you be a lucky person called up on stage to choose between the Bag or will you take the Cash???

The event is to support Hato Hone St John so will have raffles and silent auctions with some great prizes available.

The bags will include a number of amazing prizes and a few that you might not expect.

Come and have a great night out full of fun and laughter!!

Doors open at 6.00pm with the show starting at 7.00pm.

Book your tickets here.

It's in the Bag!

Afternoon Tea for Keely

This Sunday we will be hosting an Afternoon Tea with Keely O'Grady, our New Zealand Rose of Tralee

Sunday 4th August at 1:30pm - 4:30pm

29 Domain Terrace, Spreydon

The Raffles will be drawn this Sunday. The prizes are fantastic, so don't miss out on raffle tickets!

PRIZES INCLUDE: Dental Consultation Voucher, 32" TV, 6 Hampers, 4 Bottles of Wine, a bottle of Whiskey and more!

We would love to see you there and to see Keely off to Ireland with many good wishes behind her.

A gold coin donation is welcome

It is with great sadness that we were advised of the passing of our Life Member, Maureen Bonham. On behalf of the Christchurch Irish Society, we extend our condolences to her Family on her passing. A Requiem Mass to Celebrate Maureen's life will be held in Our Lady of Victories Catholic Church, 106 Main South Road, Sockburn, on Monday, July 22, at 11.00am. Followed by the interment at Shands Road Cemetery.

"May the road rise up to meet you.
May the wind be always at your back.
May the sun shine warm upon your face;
The rains fall soft upon your fields
And, until we meet again,
May God hold you in the palm of His hand."

Mary BONHAM Obituary (2024) - The Press 

Keely O'Grady & Sir Tipene O'Regan

We had a fantastic afternoon Quiz at The Elmwood Trading Company on Sunday for our fundraiser for Keely O'Grady to support her trip to the Rose of Tralee International Festival.

There were 12 teams in total, with 'Quizteama Aguilera' taking out bragging rights.

We would like to thank Sir Tipene O'Regan, who has graciously loaned Keely his beautiful Korowai to take to Ireland with her. His Korowai represents Aoraki Mount Cook and Te Waipounamu and Keely has been honoured to showcase it's significance on the world stage!

Some great prizes were won; however, we still have the

'Mega Raffle for Keely' going - $5 a ticket or 5 tickets for $20.

PRIZES INCLUDE: Dental Consultation Voucher, 32" TV, 6 Hampers, 4 Bottles of Wine and a bottle of Whiskey.

Great to see so much support for Keely on Sunday and we want to Thank all those who sponsored the event and donated their time, effort and prizes to support her too.

AGM

Our AGM is this Sunday 21st July at 2:30pm

Treasurer

Secretary

 Life Members

Quiz Time for Keely

There's only 3 days to go until the big Quiz

This will be a fun afternoon quiz down at:

The Elmwood Trading Company - 1 Normans Road, Strowan CHCH 8052

DATE & TIME: Sunday 14th July at 3pm

COST: $10per person - Tables of 6

This is fundraising event to support our New Zealand Rose, Keely O'Grady, and her trip to Ireland next month for the Rose of Tralee International Festival. We have some great prizes and it's a fun way to spend time with friends, or make new ones. We would love to see you there and we'd love to sellout this quiz event, grab some friends for a great afternoon!

All proceeds are going to assist Keely with her trip to Tralee.

You can buy your tickets here