The Club was very pleased recently to donate the sum of £2360, raised through a charity film night, to the international disaster relief charity ShelterBox.
ShelterBox began as a small-scale project by a Rotary Club in the south of England and has developed into a large independent charity providing shelter and basic survival equipment to communities around the world afflicted by natural or man-made disaasters.
Nicola Hinds, who received the donation on behalf of ShelterBox, spoke movingly of her own experiences in the field with the charity and of the lives she had seen rescued by the boxes which had been flown in incredibly quickly after disaster had hit.
Nicola had no doubt that the four boxes full of equipment which this donation would purchase would ensure the survival of four families somewhere in the world.
more Alan Cook reprised an interview which he gave to the Belfast War Memorial Museum on his family members' experiences in the Royal and Merchant Navies.
more Linda Patterson spoke to the Club about the creation of a memorial garden at MIllisle primary School to commemorate the Jewish refugees who came to the Millisle Farm from 1939 to 1949
more Peter Cardwell spoke to the Club about his time working as a special advisor in the context of the Westminster government.
more The Club's annual dinner raised a total of £4400 in support of Macmillan Cancer Care. Dr Cherith Semple explained how the money raised would be used by the charity. The cheque was presented by President Brian and Past-President George Cheatley.
more Fifty saplings acquired for the Club were planted as a contgribution to National Tree Week
more Ann Donnelly gave an excellent illustrated talk on the Digital Film Archive which is the responsibility of NI Screen.
more Seen following their installation as Paul Harris Fellows are (from left) Alan Shannon, Terry Cromey and Grahame Fraser.
more The Club is assisting Bike Aid Africa by collecting used bikes in the local area and transporting them to the charity's workshop in Belfast.
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