Our February 2024 Blarney and district person of the month is Mary Cronin.
“I would like to nominate Mary Cronin, leader of Whitechurch Swimming Group.
Whitechurch Swimming Group has been in existence for over 30 years and provides lessons for children attending the local national school. This is an invaluable life skill which Mary and her team have provided to hundreds of children in Whitechurch national school over the years.
The group is run by volunteers, mostly made up of parents and lead by Mary Cronin who is supported by Claire Foley, Aidan Murphy and Miriam Cronin.
The goal of Mary and the team is to provide non-competitive weekly swimming lessons to children and Mary organises every aspect of running the group. From managing the waiting list, arranging the pool facility, managing the group finances, and recruiting new volunteers.
The two year break due to Covid restrictions was a challenging time for the group and there were doubts as to whether it would continue but Mary persisted and got the weekly swimming lessons up and running again in September 2022.
Her commitment to the children and families is commendable.”