President Jim leads Lisburn Rotary Club in a great Year

President Jim with Conference Attendance Cup

At the recent AGM accounts for President Jims Year were presented by Treasurer Helen and reflected some £26000 plus raised for the Benevolent account. The big contributors were : Golf Tournament -£10876/Uganda fund –  £4228 / Jole Rider – £7633/ John McDonough Golf day –  £2462/ Members donations to Foundation – £2055 / Wine Ballot – £1269.

Donations were made to : Uganda Fund / Jole Rider /Beechlawn Primary School / Rowandale School / NI Cancer Fund for Children / Shelter Box / Macmillan Cancer support / Masiphumelele Trust / Word Water works / Parkinsons Disease / Christian Blind mission/ Lisburn Childrens  Choir / Gorta / Youth Leadership  and  the Rotary Foundation

The Club is very proud of the hard work put in in President Jims Year and we are delighted to be able to continue to support worthy causes at home and throughout the world

Victoria College Girls sponsor a Shelterbox

In response to the typhoon in the Philippines, Victoria College  pupils Amelia Rose and Anna O’Hara, after a visit from President David and PP Dale of The Rotary Club of Lisburn, decided to raise money to sponsor a Shelterbox .

The girls organised a collection amongst their fellow pupils and parents and also raised money by selling decorated earphones at the School sale.

They attended our weekly meeting on the 20th December and confidently explained how they had raised the money and they presented the Rotary Club with a cheque for £590 to sponsor a Shelterbox

Amelia’s proud Grandfather PP John McIlroy suggested we had just seen two future Rotarians and he and Victoria College can be proud of their achievement and the support from all the girls, which should make a big difference to families whose homes were destroyed by the typhoon.

Jole Rider 500th Bike to Gambia

The team from Ireland with 500th Bike

A group of Rotarians involved with Jole Rider in District 1160 travelled to the headquarters of Jole Rider in Tedbury to see the 500th bike from Ireland being dispatched to the Gambia.

There have now been 13000 bikes sent to Gambia by Jole Rider

Livery for 500th Bike

Past District Governor Ted Grainger

Past District 1160 Governor Ted,Past President of the Rotary Club of Lisburn and Honorary member of the club passed away peacefully on Monday 2nd December.

Ted had been a member of the Club since 1967 and attended regularly until recently.He was a great supporter of Rotary and the Club and was held in high esteem by all the members

All the club members will greatly miss a lovely gentleman and friend.

Ted was delighted when D.G Verity called with him in his home,as part of her recent visit to the club

A thanksgiving service will be held in first Presbyterian Church, Lisburn on Friday 6 Deember at 12 noon.