Thank you to all those who played and/or donated to the Focus Ireland fundraiser and I am delighted to tell you that the bridge event raised over €5,500. Payment would be much appreciated from those who took part in the competition but haven't yet made a donation. Marianne organised the raffle on Zoom on Saturday and raised a further €6,000+ so nearly €12,000 is going to Focus Ireland from the 2 events. Many of our members won prizes in the raffle and I will be in touch about collection. Again many thanks for all your generous contributions. Best wishes to all our members for a happy Christmas and a peaceful and healthy 2022. We hope to be back to the live bridge table before too long in the new year and, in the meantime, I'll keep the online game going for those who want it.

Best wishes, Bernie