The Rotary Club of Lisburn

Evening Meeting Thursday 7th April

The Road to Mandalay

Our next Thursday evening meeting will be on Thursday 7th April and I have invited Dennis and Jill Wilson from Glenavy to come as our speakers.

Some of our members may know them – they have made a number of quite amazing long trips in various cars that they have access to.They have an old Rolls Royce which they drove from Paris to Peking – yes Paris to Peking !

Their most recent trip was  from Raffles’ Hotel, Singapore into Burma and the title of their slide show and presentation is “The Road To Mandelay.”

You can imagine these are no ordinary journeys and would encourage members  to come along on Thursday evening 7th April, I don’t think they will be disappointed.

The President would be delighted if members  were to bring a guest to this Rotary evening meeting.

Ten Pin bowling

Monday 25th January was an evening of sporting excellence at the superbowl in Lisburn.

A group of highly trained Lisburn Rotary Club members well fed and watered took to the bowling alley in Lisburn.

We await full details of the scores but have been assured the standard was very high. A great nights fun was had by all

Trevor Guy Bursary 2016

The 2016 Trevor Guy Bursary was launched by President Gary and Bursary organiser PP. Stephen Gilbert on the 1st of February 2016.
Application details and procedure may be obtained by clicking on Annual Bursary tab on the website.

Speakers December 15, January 16

Marie-Louise Muir/Re Brain Friel

Paul Duggan/My life story/ January 16

Rev. Simon Genoe and representatives of Charities

Peter Johnston BBC N.I

Tree of Remembrance

President Gary with representatives of Charities

The Tree of Remembrance at Tesco Lisburn has been felled post Christmas after a very successful period.

An amazing close to £14000 has been raised for local Charities in the few weeks before Christmas.

Thanks are  due to Tescos for their support and to the great generosity of the Lisburn public in helping us to achieve this result.Also to Smyth Pattersons who allowed a collection on a few days other Charities were collecting at Tescos.

Also thanks to the volunteers of the Charities who helped with collection and to local Scouts for their support.

Rotarian Paul Duggan oversaw the event and a huge amount of work was put in by PP Sam Patterson (gangmaster) in managing the volunteers and the placing of ribbons on the Tree

The opening of the Tree was a great success and the Club members and other Charity members have been doing great work manning the collection over the first four days. The response from the public has also been very generous.

If you follow the link below you may view publicity from Belfast Telegraph re Tree of Remembrance

http://lovebelfast.co.uk/tree-of-remembrance/

Christmas Dinner Meeting

The Club celebrated Christmas with a  special evening meeting in Malone Golf Club on Thursday 3rd December.They were joined by partners for a mulled wine reception with the accompaniment of Christmas carols played by VP Donald and his band colleagues.

A super Christmas Dinner was followed by the visit of Santa who seemed to target our female members to sit in his knee.

President Gary thanked the social committee for organizing the evening and wished everyone a Happy Christmas

Tree of Remembrance at Tescos, Lisburn

The Rotary Club of Lisburn  with the assistance of Tescos have erected a Tree of Remembrance at the main Tescos in Lisburn.

The tree will be manned by volunteers from Lisburn Rotary Club, from 10 am on the 11th December every day  until the 23rd of December.

The Tree will be opened by the Mayor of Lisburn and Castlereagh  Councillor Thomas Beckett at 4.30pm on the 11th December when the Mayor will place the first ribbon.

People will write a message in memory of someone special  relative or friend, on a yellow ribbon and this will be hung on the tree.

There will be no charge  but donations made will collected and distributed to Charities supported by the Rotary  Club, namely Cancer Fund for  Children, Mencap, British Heart Foundation Diabetes UK and other smaller local charities

This  is a chance to remember your loved ones in a simple but poignant way in the midst of the Christmas rush by placing a ribbon on the tree.

Christmas Community Project 2015

Chairman of Community Jim Matchett and his Committee have set a target to fund and distribute 100 Hampers for Christmas  to  Lisburn families suffering in the recession.

Handbags, scarves and jewelry were donated by Club Members and a sale was held in Lisburn Square on Saturday 14th November.Unfortunately poor weather and other factors meant that only £600 was raised on the day. It is hoped to sell the remaining items at a later date.

In tandem with this fund raising a bottle collection has been taking place over the last few months with each member collecting their loose change in a plastic bottle.

It is hoped to provide for £20 in each hamper and to augment this with cans of food donated by members as well as donations from retailers such as Greens of Lisburn

Members are reminded bottles and food cans must be returned at Friday meeting on 11th December

Invited Guest Lunch

Members and Guests at Special lunch 13/11/15 with the Mayor of Lisburn and Castlereagh Thomas Beckett

The members of the club were encouraged to invite friends and possible new members to a special lunch on Friday 13th November.

President Gary gave a presentation about Rotary and what Rotary could do for members and what members could do to  for Rotary.It was a great opportunity to  bring the message of Rotary to people who perhaps new little about  what Rotary does.

The feedback from guest was very positive and hopefully might encourage some of them to join the Rotary family

Rotary supporting Lisburn Restaurant week at The Square

As part of Lisburn restaurant week PP Sandra and her social committee assisted by Neil Dalzell PR for Lsburn council,booked out the Square Restaurant in Lisburn Square on Monday 2nd November.

The response from the Club was superb and some 50 members their partners  and friends were treated to superb tasting menu accompanied by appropriate accompanying wines.

The food was exceptional and a great evening was had by all. Thanks are due to the Square and their Staff for the quality of food wine and service