The Monster Organic Ball - 2008
Saturday - October 11th 2008
Oranmore, Co.Galway

2 pm to 12 midnight

The 2008 Monster Organic Ball is a ball not to be missed. This year the ball is being rolled out in the heart of Oranmore, Co Galway, right opposite the Quality Inn, in a fully heated and fully seated marquee. It has expanded its entertainment to the maximum to facilitate everyone’s taste, enjoy 10 hours of music including country & western, rock and roll, trad, Irish dancers, Disco band, folk and eclectic music.

When it comes to food the Monster Organic Ball knows how to make your mouth water with gourmet organic food being served all day. With Marco’s catering rolling out everything from chowder, veg soup, steaks, burgers, chicken fillets, salads, pasta, baked potatoes, vegetable curry and much more besides. While Athenry foods serve up the best of home baked brown bread with Kinvara Organic Salmon as well as a host of “sinfull” yet scrumptious desserts. The catering will also including delicious coffee and tea from Africa as well as lily O Brien chocolates and as many glasses of organic wine from Coma wines to wash it all down. The whole catering event will be over seen by Justin Cormer and Martin Burke and staff – so be ready for the best of all that food and wine can offer you.

So while you are being entertained and nourished, the bar ran by Maggie Mays Bar, who is noted far and wide to be the “best bar man this side of the river Shannon” has lined up highly experienced bar and floor staff to cater for all your beverage needs from their full free bar.

The funds raised from the ticket sales go directly to the Irish Charity AIDS Partnership with Africa, who are totally focused on alleviating the suffering and plight of those communities who are affected by the HIV/AIDS virus across Ethiopia and Tanzania. Last year the ball raised €100,000 and that money directly helped 1000’s of children, who were orphaned by HIV/AIDS and were living on the streets alone, abandoned and destitute. APA utilised part of the funds raised to roll out AIDS prevention and care educational programmes to women, men, teenagers, religious, local leaders and medical staff. Training is also provided for counsellors to assist children and adults to come to terms with the devastating impact of the AIDS pandemic. Medicines, protective materials and testing kits are purchased for hospitals, clinics and out reach stations. Father Owen Lambert, founder of the charity said in a recent interview that “AIDS is like a slow progressive tsunami that never ends and takes more and more lives with it every day. It incredible to believe that across the continent of Africa 8000 men, women and children loose their lives to a treatable virus called AIDS every 24 hours. It’s a cause worthy of your support and your attention”. For more info on the charity go to http://www.apa.ie.

For info on purchasing your tickets or queries on the ball contact Noirin on 086 4066595 or Cathy on 085 1519308

Your Banquet is as follows

Full bar, steaks, chicken and burgers
Organic Pig on the Spit
Organic Chowder & Brown Bread
Organic Vegtable Soup
Organic Pasta Dishes
Organic Breads, garlic & basil, tomato & oregano, cinnamon
Organic Salmon
Organic Cheese, goats & cows with herb and flavourungs
Organic Baked Patatoes with 3 fillings
Organic Desserts
Organic Wines and Beverages