NIOS Charity Walk   May Day 2011

 

May was a busy yet enjoyable month in the NIOS calendar. On Bank Holiday Monday 2nd May around 40 people joined together for the first NIOS charity walk. The route was from YMCA Greenhill across the side of Slieve Donard and through Tollymore Forest Park. As the photos show the weather could not have been better and the scenery was spectacular.

At the end of the walk we had a real appetising BBQ which was actually the first one held at Greenhill’s newly designed BBQ area.

Following the tasty fare we had what turned out to be
the football match of the season with the over 30′s gaining the upper hand on the under 30′s. Everyone really enjoyed themselves and it was excellent to witness the participants from different ages joining together to have great fun, and all for a very worthy cause.

A donation of £1000 was raised for the RNIB Northern Ireland. On behalf of the NIOS I would like to express my sincere thanks to all who donated to the fund and contributed to a great day.

NIOS CL Day 2011

On Wednesday 11th May the annual Contact Lens Day took place at The Templeton Hotel. We had a another impressive turnout of delegates and exhibitors and enjoyed a variety of lectures on different areas of interest relating to contact lens practice. The opportunity to meet with colleagues from the profession in a very relaxed atmosphere and also benefit from CET is always appreciated and enjoyed by many.

NIOS Conference 2010

Slieve Donard Hotel, Newcastle