The Rotary Club of Dungannon Exhibition


Lisburn club supports local integrated school


Colin Suckling presents the cheque to Frances Hughes, principal of Rowandale and some of the pupils. Included are secretary Frank Young,


Deputy Mayor Pat Daly, District Governor Barney, Club President Jackie Campbell, Jim Eastwood, Eileen Kenny Director Southwest College Dungannon, PP Jim Anderson, Vice President and master of ceremonies Gerry BoyleDeputy Mayor Pat Daly, District Governor Barney, Club President Jackie Campbell, Jim Eastwood, Eileen Kenny Director Southwest College Dungannon, PP Jim Anderson, Vice President and master of ceremonies Gerry Boyle


The Rotary Club of Dungannon recently embarked on a two day Model Engineering Exhibition. The event was hosted by the Southwest College Dungannon and the Model Engineers Society of Northern Ireland all came together to exhibit their fabulous models. There were trains, planes, boats and many more classic pieces.


District Governor Barney attended the opening ceremony and Jim Eastwood from the Apprentice came along to give his support to the venture. Everyone enjoyed the event and on the Saturday


vintage cars came along to add to the varied programme.


Overall the event was inspiring and created a lot of enthusiasm. Dungannon Rotary Club acknowledge that times are difficult for everyone at present and this was their way of giving something back to their community. It was a huge undertaking and the Club were brilliant at pulling it all together.


Past President Jim Anderson played a key role and worked tirelessly before and throughout the event


Successful Evening of Floral Art


The Lisburn club has been involved in a project to provide financial support to a local integrated primary school.


Rowandale Integrated Primary in Moira is also a registered charity and the club stepped in to provide extra funding to support books and educational games for autistic pupils, resources for children with special needs, resources for literacy and numeracy schemes, multi‑cultural resources and equipment for the playground. Colin Suckling, the chairman of the Community and Vocational Committee, said: “The beneficiaries are the pupils of the school. Their needs will be met with the provision of resources to assist them in their future development, a basic humanitarian need in the education of children.” The donation was made possible after the Rotarians organised a golf tournament, with some of the profit being used in this project. Colin, along with past president Trevor Stewart and secretary Frank Young, recently presented £2,250 to Rowandale principal Mrs Frances Hughes.


A further £2,250 will be provided in the future. Past Presidents get together


Diane Strain with the floral arrangement she won in the ballot at the Floral Art evening in the Clarion.


Carrickfergus Rotary Club President Elect, Kim Lindsay, of Lambrequin Interior Design and Iain McNeill of the Flower Shop Whitehead, combined their talents to stage a highly successful evening of Floral Art to raise funds in support of local Rotary projects.


This stylish event with a focus on Christmas floral arrangements was held in the Causeway suite at the Clarion Hotel and featured music of harpist Ashleigh. Florist Ian McNeill entertained his


audience while demonstrating an exciting and innovative range of floral designs to suit the festive season.


During the interval the audience was treated to a mulled wine, shortbread and truffle reception.


The widely admired floral designs demonstrated by Iain were balloted at the end of the evening and contributed significantly to the substantial sum the event raised for Rotary projects.


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From left are Ray Mullen (past DG), Ken Quinn (Banbridge, now retired from Rotary), Stephen and Davina Gilbert (Lisburn), Liz Mullen, Darryl and Olive Magee (Portadown), Carol Quinn, Teresa and Hugh Cullen (Dungannon)


Friendships formed 16 years ago through Rotary are still as strong as ever for five local Rotarians and their partners.


It was in 1995‑96 when Stephen Gilbert (Lisburn), Hugh Cullen (Dungannon), Darryl Magee (Portadown) and Ken Quinn (Banbridge) were presidents of their clubs that they met through being invited to each other's President's Nights.


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