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