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In Pictures: Family Fun Day in Mountmellick

Over 150 people attended the Family Fun Day organised by the Mountmellick Youth Development Centre (MYDC) on Saturday July 29.

The Fun Day was held to celebrate 20 years of the Youth Development Centre in Mountmellick and had music, games, bouncy castles. arts and crafts, nail painting and much more.

Tanya Turley is a project leader for the MYDC. She credits the success of the day being down to the incredible work of volunteers. “It’s a testament to the young people volunteeing here. It’s such a unique and invaluable service and I am so proud of the young people worked voluntary for countless hours setting up the event,” she said.

Tanya also thanked the businesses of Mountmellick which she said, “98% of the businesses in town donated.”

MYDC recieved the prestigious national Investing in Children award earlier this year.