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£42,075.97 Raised By County Antrim Lodges In 2003

8 March 2004

The Orange Order stands for civil and religious liberty for all, special privileges for none. It also has worked tirelessly and without recognition for those less fortunate than ourselves. Charitable work takes up a lot of our efforts and County Antrim Grand Orange Lodge would like to pay tribute to all the Lodges within their jurisdiction who worked hard by organising Church Services, cultural events, musical evenings, bar b ques, sponsored marathon runs, sponsored walks, Gospel Concerts and sales etc, etc, which contributed to a magnificent sum of £42,075.97 raised in 2003 and donated to Cancer Research, Chest Heart & Stroke, Breast Care Fund, Leukaemia Research, Asha Kiran Special Needs School in Bangalore India, various Sunday Schools, Breast Cancer Awareness, Arthritis Care, Dublin City Mission, outreach work in India, Diabetes UK, Diabetes Research, Greystone Road Presbyterian Church Romanian Appeal, N.I. Kidney Research, R.V.H. Colorectal Fund, Motor Neuron Fund, Irish Church Missions, Presbyterian Orphan Society, Cystic Fibrosis, Spina Bifida, Ballee Visually Handicapped Club, Fields of Life, Covenant Christian School, Children's Hospice, Marie Curie, Action Cancer, Baptist Church in Sibiu in Romania, Saddleford Special Care School, Protestant Truth Society, and the Lord Enniskillen Memorial Orange Orphan Fund. I am sure you will agree that this is a tremendous achievement and worthy of recognition.

County Antrim Lodges Charity collections increased by nearly £9,000 in 2003 compared to 2002, which is worthy of recognition. The County Grand Secretary William Leathem said County Antrim Grand Orange Lodge will during 2004 implement a positive, proactive and progressive programme called "Forward Within the Community". In an effort to promote and educate the community we have planned a number of cultural awareness evenings throughout the County. The launch of the campaign will be in Ballymoney on Thursday 1st April 2004 in the Joey Dunlop Leisure Centre commencing at 7.45 p.m. followed by presentations on Saturday 17th April in Seven Towers Leisure Centre, Ballymena at 7.45 p.m., Monday 19th April 2004 in Lagan Valley Island Civic Centre, Lisburn at 7.45 p.m. and finally Thursday 29th April 2004 in Sixmile Leisure Centre, Ballyclare at 7.45 p.m. Admission to all of these events is £6.00 and is open to all. We also have planned an exhibition of our Faith and Heritage by having an Open Day on Friday 2nd April 2004 in Joey Dunlop Leisure Centre, Ballymoney from 10.00 a.m. - 3.00 p.m., admission free and again open to all.

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