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The Community Services committee nominated Carrick Centre, Maybole as their prime charitable project last year. It has been a tremendous success, and would not have been possible without the help form Ayr Rotary Club.
Coral McMillan, the manager at the Carrick Centre says:
"We have had a brilliant, busy summer with ...
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The Rotary Club of Ayr’s tenth annual charity Christmas card is available for purchase. A pack of 10 cards complete with envelopes is only £4.50.
We are supporting www.aquabox.org who sends humanitarian aid to communities in desperate need. Contained in each box is nearly 70 individual items including a water ...
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On 1 August 2017, Jim Moretti, Vice President of International Curling Fellowship of Rotarians (ICurFR) and Jack Blackwood gave a short presentation to highlight to our members the forthcoming 2018 World Curling Championship which is to be held in Hamilton, Scotland. East Kilbride Rotary Club are spearheading the organis...
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On Tuesday 18th July, Dr Neil Beattie of the Rotary Club of Ayr, Coordinator of Message in a Bottle, South Ayrshire explained the background and workings of Message in a Bottle to 60 members of Ayr’s Opportunity in Retirement at their regular fortnightly meeting in Newton Church Hall. He showed the audience how to use ...
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Watching heavily laden skies, eager to begin our annual croquet competition, a large group of Ayr Rotarians and friends tucked into the usual high quality Savoy Park Hotel fare complemented by copious bowls of summer (!) salads and tasty desserts which were supplied by members and guests. When there was a break in the ...
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We were honoured to be the first club in District 1230 to welcome the new District Governor and his assistant to our club. Gary Louttit of Renfrew Rotary Club, and recently elected DG, delivered a thought-provoking and entertaining address to our assembled members.
Gary confided to us that he regards District “Gover...
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This year’s Rotarian of the Year award has gone to Paul Williams for his tireless contribution to the both the charitable work and the social side of the club. In particular, the award recognises Paul’s ready acceptance of the challenge to manage the annual Poppy Day Appeal in Ayr and his undoubted success in maintai...
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Ayr Rotary Club is well known for enjoying a wine tasting evening. Experts and novices claim to know their wines, and after a few different examples, their claims become stronger!
Majestic Wine in Ayr is an excellent venue for a convivial evening, with delicious snack food provided by Jacquie Wilson ...
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The International Space School Educational Trust (ISSET) brought their Mission Discovery programme to Ayrshire for the second year running. The programme is intended to encourage youngsters to follow a STEM (science, technology, engineering and maths) career and is an amazing opportunity for school and college students to ...
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We received a great welcome and an excellent meal when we visited Prestwick St Nicholas Golf Club due to our usual Tuesday evening venue of the Savoy Park being unavailable. Murray Bothwell was our guest speaker who, appropriately, described the history and development of Prestwick St Nicholas Golf course/club and its ...
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