12 November 2011 Auction - Victoria Hall, Dunblane

The Rotary Club of Bridge of Allan and Dunblane held their charity auction on Saturday 12 November at the Victoria Hall in Dunblane.  With 99 lots on offer stretching from a steak pie through transportation to the airport and on into a bespoke pendant from local silversmith Graham Stewart, there was plenty for those assembled to enjoy bidding on under the expert auctioneering skills of Morton Strachan.  A fabulous array of tempting home baking kept everyone well fed served by the excellent Rotary tea and coffee makers.  It is expected that after all the collections are made, over £5000 will have been raised.

The proceeds will be used to support Rotary International's ongoing drive to eliminate polio from the last few countries where it is still endemic. This is part of a major fundraising drive supported by the Gates Foundation in which Rotary hopes to raise $200 million by the end of June 2012.  Rotary International runs countless other humanitarian projects both locally and internationally and also partners many other charities.

The Club would like to thank all those businesses and individuals who made such generous donations for the auction, as well as all those who made bids on the day; they can be justifiably proud at the excellent amount of charitable money raised. A list of all contributors is shown below.  

The Rotary Club of Bridge of Allan and Dunblane would like to acknowledge the very kind donations to this auction of the following:

Duncan Stevenson

Mary Fraser

Blair Taylor

Tony Reeman Clark

Jennifer S.Reid

Dunblane New Golf Club

Sean Adams

Graham Russell

Stuart Brown

Sterling Furniture Group

Totally Dynamic Central Scotland,Cumbernauld

Ranald Shepherd

Jill Adams

Peter Farr

Summers Restaurant, Perth

Inchyra Grange Hotel, Grangemouth

Bridge of Allan Golf Club

Oyster Inn Restaurant, Nr Oban

Belle Casa Domestic Cleaning Services

Les Ferguson

Garth Hotel, Speyside

Orient Worldwide (Shipping) Limited

Alaska Beauty, Dunblane

Neroli Beauty Salon, Dunblane

Trailfinders

Sherrifmuir Inn

lain Smith

Specsavers

Bill Sharpe

Shirley Erskine

Alan Lee

Derek Collins

Bob Watson

George Morrison

Rod Jones

AC Gold Electrical Services, Stirling

Gregor Smith Gardens, Dunblane

Stirling Fibre Ltd/Secure Recycle UK Ltd

Graham Hampton

Fiona Brown

Colin Smith

Sheila Brown

Alex Campbell

Stirling Angling Supplies

Johnston Motors, Stirling

John Kilby

Mark Bryce

Sandy Dalgarno

Gordon Robb

Phoenix Honda Garage, Stirling

Hotel Connexions

Eddie Campbell

Lawrie Orr

Yamina Sedek-Kirk

Niki Ross

Co-op, Bridge of Allan

Adamo Hotels

Vecchia Bologna Restaurant, Bridge of Allan

Metso Engineering, Finland

Jamie Porter, Contract Scotland, Stirling

Lumia Spa, Bridge of Allan

Allan Ross

Doubletree Dunblane Hydro Hotel

Allanwater Chiropractic Clinic

Macrobert Arts Centre, Stirling

Scaffolding Scotland Ltd of Coatbridge

Thomsons World of Furniture

Eric Abell

Graham Stewart Silversmiths, Dunblane

The Old Curiosity Shop, Dunblane

Steven Croal Hairdressers, Dunblane

Paul Anderson

India Gate Restaurant, Dunblane

Rainbow Room International Salon, Stirling

Geoff Seaman

Robertson Jones Wealth Management Ltd, Dunblane

Money raised will go towards Rotary International's End Polio Now campaign and other Rotary charities. Details can be found by following this link: http://www.ribi.org/foundation/polio/-200-million-challenge