Orangemen rewarded for fundraising efforts
ORANGEMEN in Co Antrim have been recognised for raising £16,000 in the wake of the murders of two soldiers and a police officer last year.
Randalstown District LOL No 22, which has four lodges, was voted as the best charity fund-raiser at the annual Orange Order Community Awards.
Members of the lodges decided to raise the money following the murder of Sappers Patrick Azimkar and Mark Quinsey at Massereene Barracks in Antrim and the murder of Constable Stephen Carroll in Lurgan.
The money which went to both the RUC/PSNI Benevolent Fund and the Royal Engineers Benevolent Fund, was primarily raised from the sale of more than 12,000 commemorative badges.
Culture, Arts and Leisure Minister Nelson McCausland was the special guest at the awards ceremony, held in Cookstown at the weekend.
Grand Master of the Grand Orange Lodge of Ireland, Robert Saulters, congratulated everyone nominated for awards and said that the "huge amount of work done by Orangemen in their communities was often overlooked".
Other winners on the night, were Ormeau True Blues LOL 990, for the best new banner award, sponsored by Joseph Long and Sons, Newtownards.
The youth development award, sponsored by Capital Coach Hire, went to Mark Robinson of Tullygarley LOL 473 (Ballymena).
Cooke's Defenders LOL 609 (Ballymacarett District LOL No. 6) and Garryowen LOL 221 (Ballymena District LOL No. 8) were joint winners of the largest numerical Increase in membership accolade, sponsored by Hilda Winter of Dan Winter's House.
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