Skip to main content

Home | Community and Vocational Service | Cheque Presentations 2012

Presentation of cheques to local and national charities - 2012

Representatives of 25 charities attended this event to receive donations amounting to £14,500. 

The "Big Cheque" shown near the end of the slide show represents a grand total of £25,650  donated to local and national charities by the Club during 2011-12.
See the report that appeared on the Durham Times website ...

The list below and the brief report was supplied by the Chairman of Community Service - David Grey.
(Note that these are all website links - click to find out more.)

1.      St Cuthbert’s Hospice

2.      St Nicholas Church

3.      Finchale Training College

4.     Guide Dogs for the Blind Association

5.     Lifespan

6.     Invalid Children’s Aid Association

7      Durham Hospitals Radio

8.     Heel and Toe

9.     Visual Impairment Problem Solving in County Durham
   (formerly - County Durham Society for the Blind and Partially Sighted)

10.    The Bubble Foundation

11.    1st Framwellgate Scout Group

13.    Teenage Cancer Trust Unit

14.    If U Care SHARE Foundation

15.    Framwellgate Moor Church Lads’ and Girls’ Brigade

16.    Downs Syndrome North East

17.    Dunelm PHAB Club 

18.    Durham & Chester-le-Street Carers Support

19.    Charlie Bear Cancer Care North East

20.    Mid Durham Projects Club

21.    Samaritans

22.    Open Gate

23.    Alzheimer’s Society
 

24.    Calvert Trust - Keilder

25.    My New Hair

 

     Eighteen Rotarians, including President Patrick Conway, attended the cheque presentation ceremony along with about 35 people representing the recipient organisations. Each recipient gave a brief outline of their charity and how the money would be used.

    

 

DL Grey

Chairman

Community Service