Centra Childline Big BBQ

On Saturday, July 25 a number of Centra stores in the Midlands will come together to help raise much needed funds for Childline at Mullingar Greyhound Stadium.All Centra stores in Mullingar, Rochfortbridge, Rathwire, Tullamore, Edenderry and Daingean are hosting a BIG BBQ, which will kick off at 4pm and promises to be a great day out for all the family with entertainment for the kids including face painters, a bouncy castle and clowns.If you get there before five o'clock you may even get a free goodie bag. Later in the evening racing will start with Centra stores in the area sponsoring races and Mullingar Greyhound Stadium will donate €2 from each adult admission on the night to Childline.Philip Peake General Manager at Mullingar Greyhound Stadium said "We're delighted to get involved with Centra to raise funds for Childline which is a fantastic charity that carries out excellent work."With the BBQ on July 25 we'll be providing fun for all the family with the biggest family day ever held at the Stadium while raising those much needed funds, so we would encourage everyone to support. The infield will be converted to a massive playground for the day and Dobbins Catering will be on hand with their famous home-made burgers".William Daly Centra regional manager said "Centra and the Mullingar Greyhound Stadium have come together to make this a great night out for all the family with plenty of complimentary BBQ food on offer and fun for the kids."The Greyhound Stadium in Mullingar is the place to be on Saturday," continued William Daly, "And everyone is welcome and is encouraged to drop down from 4pm onwards for a bite and some fun and of course people are encouraged to dig deep and donate some money to Childline".Childline is Ireland's only multi-media listening service, providing support to children throughout the country 24 hours a day, seven days a week. In 2008, Childline received over 650,000 calls from Irish children. Thanks to the generous support of the public, Childline answered 120,000 more calls in 2008 than the previous year. Yet, nearly 40% of calls received still go unanswered. Through its partnership with Childline, Centra hopes to continue to significantly reduce the number of unanswered calls by raising funds with the big BBQ.For more information on the Centra Childline Big BBQ see www.centra.ie