Published Date:
02 February 2010
By Staff reporter
A LOCAL District which raised more than £16,000 following the murders of two soldiers in Antrim, has been voted the best charity fund-raiser at the annual Orange Order Community Awards.
Randalstown District LOL No. 22 (which has four lodges), raised the money for the RUC/PSNI Benevolent Fund and the Royal Engineers Benevolent Fund.
They decided to raise the money following the murder Sappers Patrick Azimkar and Mark Quinsey at Massareene Barracks, and the murder of a police officer in Lurgan. The money was raised primarily by the sale of a commemorative badge, with more than 12,000 badges sold so far.
The awards ceremony was held in Cookstown and the Grand Master of the Grand Orange Lodge of Ireland, Robert Saulters, congratulated everyone who had been nominated for awards. He said that a huge amount of work was done by Orangemen in their community and too often it was overlooked.
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Last Updated:
01 February 2010 12:31 PM
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Source:
Antrim Times
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Location:
ANTRIM
