Castlebar Rotary Club has been awarded the prestigious Ivan Connor Memorial Trophy for Membership Development for the 2023-2024 year. The accolade was accepted by outgoing President Finian Joyce by District Governor Rotary Ireland Seamus Parle at this year’s Rotary Annual Conference. This award recognizes the club’s exceptional efforts in growing and engaging its membership over the past year.
Ivan Connor Memorial Trophy
Lisburn Rotarian, Ivan Connor, was a passionate Rotarian who worked tirelessly on Rotary’s future growth and the development of membership. He was a very popular and active member of the Rotary Club of Lisburn for over 20 years and loved the ‘Service above Self’ ethos of Rotary.
Following Ivan’s untimely death in October 2017, the Lisburn Rotary Club members and Ivan’s widow Dawn Connor created the Ivan Connor Memorial Trophy in his memory, which is awarded annually to the club demonstrating outstanding performance in attracting new members.
Club members congratulated Finian Joyce for his leadership in spearheading the successful membership drive, which played a key role in securing the Ivan Connor Award.
The District 1160 Annual Conference took place at the Royal Marine Hotel, Dun Laoghaire, Co. Dublin from 27th to 29th September 2024.
