The Kintyre Forum

A primary goal of The Kintyre Club is to follow in the charitable tradition of the original Kintyre Club, which was in existence from 1825 until 1981. Accordingly, all member dues are used to fund worthy causes in the Kintyre region. Last fall we solicited applications for our second round of donations. The directors and officers of The Kintyre Club met in December to review and approve the applications submitted and we are pleased to report that we have made gifts and commitments totaling £7,820 to a number of deserving organizations.

Organizations receiving donations include:
• Castlehill After School Club
• Mairi Semple Fund
• Kintyre Talking Newspaper
• Inspiralba (Kilkerran Playpark)
• Campbeltown/Kintyre Rugby Football Club
• Campbeltown and District Juvenile Football Association
• Scottish Community Drama Association—Kintyre District
• Fourth Argyll (Southend) Scouts
• Kintyre Youth Pipe Band
• Kintyre Running Club
• Year Round Lights for Campbeltown Waterfront

The next scheduled meeting of the Directors to consider applications will take place in March. To apply for a grant, please contact The Kintyre Club care of The Ugadale Hotel, Machrihanish or email Keith Martin at keith@machdunes.com. To be considered for the next scheduled round of donations, all applications must be received by 1 March 2013. Applications for special situations will be considered at other times on an as needed basis.

The Directors and Officers of The Kintyre Club thank our members for their support, which makes these donations possible!

CDJFA were delighted to accept a cheque for £1,000 last Saturday, kindly donated by the Kintyre Club and its members. Some of the players were on hand to receive the cheque and are pictured below with Directors Iona Barr and Jim Martin at The Ugadale Hotel, Machrihanish. This funding was awarded after applying to the Kintyre Club to help CDJFA purchase warm up/training tops/jackets for all of the age groups which, like the strips will remain part of the club inventory and be used for football exchanges at both home and away. Steven Dott, one of the CDJFA coaches present at the reception said "We are absolutely thrilled to receive this funding from the Kintyre Club and would like to thank everyone involved in making this possible. CDJFA will now match fund the £1,000 to allow us to purchase the tops for all the age groups. It was apparent during exchanges last year that this was something most other clubs have for their age groups so this was one of the priorities identified and now thanks to the genoristy of the Kintyre Club this is possible. We'll retain the tops as part of the association's inventory which means the tops will be allocated to specific age groups and be used in years to come."

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Great stuff, does anyone know how much each organisation is awarded?

The Kintyre Club are hosting an open day this Saturday - full details by clicking the following link

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