Rotary Club of Johnstone Arctic Ahoy!
Johnstone President, Bobby Hart, made the surprise announcement that
Ranfurly Castle Fundraiser for Arctic Challenge
Johnstone Rotarians, Fred Elliott MBE and John Nish, were to be honoured
with the presentation of Rotary International’s Paul Harris Fellowships. Paul
Quarriers Village man, Mark Dornan is off to the Arctic this
Harris was the founder of the Rotary movement in 1905 and these awards
summer to raise funds for Ocean Youth Trust Scotland, the national
are made by the Rotary Foundation for service to Rotary International.
sail training charity. He will be swapping his usual vessel, an 18
5’ power boat on Loch Lomond for a 72’ ocean-going steel-hulled
John Nish told The Advertizer: “Fred and I were completely taken aback
racing yacht on the North Sea.
by this as it came as a complete surprise. It transpired that we had been
sponsored by Rotarian Fred Speirs who came, originally, from Johnstone
He and his fellow Arctic Challengers will depart from Wick on
but is now a member of Rotary in the Cayman Islands where he lives and
Monday 13th July on the 1600 mile journey aboard Alba Endeavour,
works.”
accompanied by two professional and four volunteer sea-staff.
They will head for the Arctic Circle at 66˚32 North for a ‘crossing
“The subject of my talk was “The
the line’ ceremony and if the weather holds, make landfall in
Orrery” and I took along an Orrery
Norway’s scenic Lofoten Islands.
which I had assembled from parts
purchased with a magazine. As I’m
To help meet his target, Mark has organised a charity Golf Day at
sure you know, an Orrery is a model
Ranfurly Castle Golf Club, Bridge of Weir on the 25th June 2009 and
of our Solar System and it shows the
is hoping to raise as much as he can through a range of events on the
planets and their orbits around the
day. Anyone interested in taking part should contact Mark at mark_
Sun. I explained that this type of
dornan@yahoo.co.uk. Alternatively, readers can sponsor him and
model took its name from the 4th
check his progress by visiting www.justgiving.com/markdornan
Earl of Orrery who commissioned the Commenting, OYT Scotland Chief Executive Nick Fleming said “I
first one, which was made in 1712. My am delighted that
model, when set in motion, attracted Mark has signed
much interest from members and up for the Arctic
Photo: L - R Aistair Campbell and Ronald
Aitchison inspecting the Orrery
it was reassuring to find that the Challenge. With his
subject was very well help, many more
received and it resulted young people will be
in a lively question and able to experience
answer session.” Adventure under
“It was certainly an
Sail.”
exciting meeting for Nick, who is
me and, judging by the competing in the
interest shown, I’m Golf Day, added,
sure the other members “I’ve never golfed
enjoyed the meeting.” before and Mark’s never done off-shore sailing before. I think he’ll
Photo: Presentation L - R Vice-President John Kenny, do better on the Arctic Challenge than I will on the golf-course!.”
John Nish, Fred Elliott and President Bobby Hart
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