Sligo GAA are delighted to
announce new Sponsors for their 2020 Club Championship competitions
commencing this weekend.
In one of the most difficult
financial years ever for the County Board as a result of the impact of Covid
19, County Treasurer Peter Greene has confirmed that the AURVIO Co-op will
sponsor all Adult Football Championship competitions this year.
The Senior Championship will be
known as ‘The Homeland Senior Football Championship’’ while the
Intermediate and Junior Championships will be sponsored by the “Connacht Gold”
brand.
The official launch took place
at Aurivo’s Homeland Plus store in Deep Water Quay on Monday
afternoon and was attended by Brendan McGowan Head of Finance & Assets at
Aurivo Agribusiness and Seamus Hannon, National Accounts Manager Aurivo
Consumer Foods, while County Chairman Brendan Leonard, County Secretary
Bernadine McGauran and County Treasurer Peter Greene represented Sligo GAA.
Seamus Hannon, National Account
Manager, Aurivo Consumer Foods, welcomes the new partnership with Sligo GAA. He
said, “Connacht Gold has supported Sligo County Board for many years
and we’re very happy to sponsor the Junior and Intermediate club championships
this year under our Connacht Gold brand. It’s an honour to support all the
Clubs who compete in these competitions.”
Brendan McGowan, Head of
Finance & Assets at Aurivo Agribusiness said: “We are delighted and
proud to support Sligo GAA through Homeland’s sponsorship of the Sligo Senior
Football Club Championship. It’s the ideal fit for us with our flagship
Homeland Plus store based in Deep Water Quay and eight other stores throughout
the county. I wish all clubs every success in the coming season.”
County Chairman Brendan Leonard
applauded AURIVO for their support in such a difficult time and ‘’he urged
all Gaels in the county to replicate their thanks by supporting the Company
across the county’’.
He went on to say ‘’that
Sligo GAA were fortunate to have a local Company such as AURIVO to take up the
mantle of sponsoring their premier Club competitions in such a
difficult climate and he went on to thank the Quinn Family for sponsoring the Championships
for the past 10 years’’.
The Championship season kicks
off this weekend with fixtures in both the Senior and Intermediate Football Championship.