Tickets are in high demand for our up and coming fund raising event -Dancing like a Star on Feb 24th - Springfield Country Club.  Already over two thirds of the tickets have been sold and with a limited amount of tickets available, we would like to urge you to buy your tickets soon !!! Tickets can be reserved by contacting Ethel Mc Garvey at  484-802-2448 or Fionnuala Mc Brearty at   610-789-0593 or right here on the website. We do not want our club members to be disappointed so please reserve your tickets NOW!!  We expect to have all tickets sold very soon.

You can also support our event by advertising with your business card.  For just $25 we will display your card on our website and on a screen on the night of the event.

Would you like to send a "Good Luck "/ "Well Wishes" message to your favorite dancer?  You can send a message ( max' 25 words ) for $10 here.

Business Cards and messages should be forwarded to  and checks made payable to "Delco Gaels " should be mailed to Carmel Bradley, 1510 Darby Road, Havertown, PA 19083.

Tickets for this ADULT ONLY EVENT will be available for pick up at indoor sessions on Saturday nights at Maple Zone.

We are looking forward to a great night and hope to see you there!!

 

Christmas is full of shiny things
That sparkle, gleam and glow;
These holiday pleasures dazzle us,
And yet, deep down, we know...

That Christmas has its special gifts,
But our year-round joy depends
On the cherished people in our lives,
Our family and our friends.

On behalf of the Delco Gaels, we would like to wish you and yours a happy, healthy Christmas filled with memories for years to come!

A minimum of four members from each youth club are required to attend.   If you are interested in attending with the Gaels, please contact the Games Development Administrator:

Ciaran Porter
Philadelphia
Games Development Administrator

http://www.gaa.ie
267.581.9394

Click here to nominate a contestant!

Do you know someone who might be interested in being a contestant in the Delco Gaels "Dancing Like a Star" competition?  This someone may want to get fit, or may have always wanted to dance or may be a great entertainer.  Maybe that person is you.

The Club is accepting nominations for dancers, so here is your chance to apply or nominate someone else you think may be a qualified candidate.

- Nominees can be male or female.
- All dancers will be amateur.
- Dancers will be required to train a minimum of 3-4 hours a week for 6 weeks.
- The Club will provide the services of a professional instructor for all dancers. 
- Dance partners must coordinate availability and practices with their instructor.
- Dancers will be required to learn three individual dances.
- Costumes will be provided by the Club.
- Hair & Makeup Artist will be on location at Event.
- Contestants must be over 21.

Please submit all nominations by Monday, October 17, 2011 at midnight.  Contestants selected will be revealed at the Annual Christmas Party & Nite at the Races, December 10.

Congratulations to the Club on a tremendously successful participation in this year's CYC. As we walked around the fields at the Cultural Center in Canton, everywhere you turned there was a Delco Gaels jersey. O'Neills reported numerous requests to purchase our gear, so not only were we large in numbers, we were styling too!

There are so many thank yous to be extended ..... more info.

U8 Players Tara Sheehan, Kylie Brogan, Joe McDaid & Jack McDaid get ready for their semifinal against Rockland.

In the largest Gaelic games tournament held outside of Ireland, over 2,000 children from the United States and Canada compete annually in the traditional Irish sports of Gaelic football, hurling and camogie. In this, the 8th year of the tournament known as the Continental Youth Championships, over 100 children from the Delco Gaels club, took to the fields of Boston on August 4-7..... more info

The Philadelphia Games Development Officer, Ciaran Porter, with the North American Ladies National Champions.

There is no doubt that the future of Gaelic games in the United States is the youth. The 8th Annual Continental Youth Championships were held on Aug 4 – 7, at the Irish Cultural Center in Canton, MA. Over 2,000 players from North America, New York, Canada (Toronto), Ireland (Derry) and England (Lancashire) traveled to the games this year. 162 teams, 13 fields, 303 games, over 4 days, made this the largest CYC to date..... more info

DG today began testing a whole new club management and communications system that should revolutionize the way we run our club.  Highlights include the following features:

• Club news and information pages.
• Home pages for all teams.
• Online schedules for the league as well as individual teams in a variety of formats, including a multi-team schedule for families.
• Email notifications of schedule changes.
• Game results and player statistics.
• League standings.
• Online member database.
• Customizable, online registration system.
• Team Rosters.
• Blast emails to select groups of members.

DG will be testing these new features over the next 30 days to evaluate the many ways the club and its members can benefit.