This weekend offers locals the chance to be part of Guinness Book of Records history while contributing to a very worthy charity.
The Westmeath volunteers club for the Niall Mellon Township Trust is attempting to set a record for the most signatures to a Christmas card, with the aim of smashing the world record in the Guiness Book of Records.
This Friday and Saturday, September 25 and 26, a giant Christmas card will be erected in Market Square, Mullingar, which members of the public are being encouraged to sign. Each signature costs just €2.
The fundraising event will raise money for the group of local volunteers who will travel to Capetown in November to assist in one of the charity’s building projects. The card will be brought to Africa in November and given to the township people as a greeting from the people of Westmeath.
A typical township ‘shack’ will also be erected for Friday and Saturday in Market Square to give people an idea of what conditions these township people live in and why the Niall Mellon volunteers are so committed to travelling to Capetown.
