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THE Oscars are coming to Belfast
the Orange Oscars
that is!
The first ever Orange Awards will be staged on Saturday 19
November at the Shankill Road Spectrum Centre to reward those
Orange lodges and individual Orangemen judged to have made
an outstanding contribution towards promoting the Orange Order
and its aims.
The six award categories include best fundraising lodge,
best banner, and the lodge and member demonstrating the greatest
community involvement.
The presentations will form part of a gala evening with musical
contributions from the Flutes of Mourne Ensemble, the Dunloy
Accordion Band, Culture Beat and the Conlig Fife and Drum
Band. All proceeds from the event will go to the Togo Truck
Appeal which is raising money to provide Orangemen in West
Africa with a special vehicle to carry out social and medical
work in the country's interior.
"These Orange Oscars have been designed specifically
for those lodges and individuals who work so hard behind the
scenes to further the Order's religious and cultural aims
often with little recognition outside their own district",
said Dr David Hume, the Order's Director of Services. "It
promises to be a great evening with people from all over Ireland
attending - I strongly recommend booking your tickets now!"
Tickets costing £5 for the Orange Awards Gala Evening
can be obtained from the Order's headquarters at Schomberg
House, 365 Cregagh Road, Belfast 6, or by telephone on 02890
701122.
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