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Pauline Neville Scott started painting in her teens and, from the very first time she took a paint brush in her hand, she knew that painting would be one of the loves of her life. Pauline paints in oil and her work covers mainly landscapes and seascapes.
Denise FitzGerald Reports – Photo: Michael Hussey www.youghalonline.com
Artist Pauline Neville Scott with her sons Anthony and Neville presents a cheque of €4,000 to Anne Dwyer, Acting matron, Marian Murphy and Eleanor Barry from the fund raising committee of Youghal Community Hospital and Hospice
In a chat with the East Cork Journal, Pauline said “All my life I got a lot out of this town and it was time that I gave something back to the community”, Youghal Community Hospital,” she continued, “is a most wonderful institution giving the very best in care to those from the town and area who require it. It means that patients can remain close to home, where family and friends can visit them on a regular basis.”
Artist Pauline Neville Scott with her sons Anthony and Neville outside Youghal Community Hospital and Hospice
Funds are always needed to maintain such a great Community Hospital, and so Pauline decided that her way of “putting something back” would be to produce a Calendar of her paintings which could be sold to raise much needed funds for the Hospital. Pauline first of all sought, and received, the permission of Youghal Community Hospital to sell the calendars in their name. Flanagan Printers came on board to print them, and Youghal Credit Union kindly agreed to exhibit the paintings, all of which helped very much to promote the calendar. Pauline herself selected the various paintings from her collection, and decided on an appropriate painting for each month of the year so that the four seasons were reflected throughout.
On Wednesday last, Youghal’s Pauline Neville, presented a cheque to the value of €4,000 to Anne Dwyer, Acting Matron of Youghal Community Hospital, which was the proceeds from the sale of 800 calendars sold in the town over the past five months or so. Pauline herself was delighted with the great response of the people, and with the huge financial success of her calendars. She extended sincere thanks to Flanagan Print, Youghal Credit Union and “especially to the wonderful people of Youghal who bought the calendars which raised this great amount”.
Artist Pauline Neville Scott with Eleanor Barry and Marian Murphy from the fund raising committee of Youghal Community Hospital and Hospice
Everyone is a winner in this story – Youghal Community Hospital for the funds, the artist herself for organising such a great event, and the people who bought the Calendars and can enjoy forever, Pauline’s wonderful paintings.
