Sonia O'Sullivan launches HSE Community Games May Festival
The HSE Community Games today (Tuesday May 7) launched the May Festival with the help of Irish sporting hero Sonia O’Sullivan in the new arena at Athlone Institute of Technology (AIT).
The May Festival is on the weekend of May 24-26.
The launch coincides with the delivery of the HSE Community Games sports starter pack to every affiliated county.
The starter packs are funded by the Department of Transport, Tourism and Sport and include rugby balls, footballs, hurdles, baseball bats, skittles, foam javelins, hurls, rounder sets and lots more – ensuring children from the four corners are given the tools to enjoy active lives.
Every year, the HSE Community Games partnership aims to promote healthy living across all aspects of everyday life including being active, eating well, and being mind-healthy.
The aim of the starter pack is to help support and encourage children in the affiliated areas to be more physically active beyond the community games event calendar.
Speaking at the launch Sonia O’Sullivan said “The HSE Community Games represents everything that is good about Ireland. It is about supporting and encouraging children to get out, get involved and get active.
It provided me with a great ‘start’ towards attaining a professional sporting career however community games is much more than a gold medal - it is about family, community and supporting a healthier future.”
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