The organisers of a world record breaking attempt in Ennis next month are looking for the public’s assistance in promoting the event.
The Clare Volunteer Centre, supported by the Gathering Clare Steering Committee, is inviting people with the name Claire, Clair or Clare to travel to Ennis on 23rd June to beat the world record for the greatest number of people sharing the same name to gather in one location at the same time.
As part of the preparations ahead of the world record breaking attempt, organisers are also looking for three generations of the same family sharing the name Clare, Claire or Clair to contact them to help in the promotion of the event.
To date, the largest gathering of people with the same first name is 1,096 Mohammeds as part of the Dubai Shopping Festival at Creek Park, Dubai, United Arab Emirates on 10 February 2005. The previous record for a same-name gathering was created by 375 "Marias" in Spain in 2003.
According to Sharon Meaney, Manager of the Clare Volunteer Centre: “This is a family event which is open to everyone from babies to grandparents. We would love to get in contact with a family containing three or even four generations of members sharing the name Claire, Clair or Clare to help us promote the event in the weeks ahead. For any family that wishes to get involved, we would ask them to contact us on 065 68 66 800.”
Commenting on the potentially record breaking feat, Ms. Meaney said that more than 150 people from all over Ireland and as far away as Australia and the United States have so far registered to take part.
She continued: “You don’t have to be from County Clare, you may not have even heard of County Clare but you will share a name that is synonymous with being 'clear, bright and famous’. What makes our event unique is that it will be a gathering of people with the same name at the same time in a location of the same name. We would ask people to bring a copy of their birth certificate which can prove their first name as Claire, Clair or Clare.”
The Clare Gathering event forms part of the ‘Welcoming Claire to County Clare, Ireland’ project, one of the estimated 230 Gathering festivals and events taking place throughout County Clare during 2013. For more visit www.welcomingclairetoclare.com and also www.facebook.com/welcomingclairetoclare.
The Clare Volunteer Centre, supported by the Gathering Clare Steering Committee, is inviting people with the name Claire, Clair or Clare to travel to Ennis on 23rd June to beat the world record for the greatest number of people sharing the same name to gather in one location at the same time.
As part of the preparations ahead of the world record breaking attempt, organisers are also looking for three generations of the same family sharing the name Clare, Claire or Clair to contact them to help in the promotion of the event.
To date, the largest gathering of people with the same first name is 1,096 Mohammeds as part of the Dubai Shopping Festival at Creek Park, Dubai, United Arab Emirates on 10 February 2005. The previous record for a same-name gathering was created by 375 "Marias" in Spain in 2003.
According to Sharon Meaney, Manager of the Clare Volunteer Centre: “This is a family event which is open to everyone from babies to grandparents. We would love to get in contact with a family containing three or even four generations of members sharing the name Claire, Clair or Clare to help us promote the event in the weeks ahead. For any family that wishes to get involved, we would ask them to contact us on 065 68 66 800.”
Commenting on the potentially record breaking feat, Ms. Meaney said that more than 150 people from all over Ireland and as far away as Australia and the United States have so far registered to take part.
She continued: “You don’t have to be from County Clare, you may not have even heard of County Clare but you will share a name that is synonymous with being 'clear, bright and famous’. What makes our event unique is that it will be a gathering of people with the same name at the same time in a location of the same name. We would ask people to bring a copy of their birth certificate which can prove their first name as Claire, Clair or Clare.”
The Clare Gathering event forms part of the ‘Welcoming Claire to County Clare, Ireland’ project, one of the estimated 230 Gathering festivals and events taking place throughout County Clare during 2013. For more visit www.welcomingclairetoclare.com and also www.facebook.com/welcomingclairetoclare.
