Community Service - Cheque Presentations 2013

Tue, Jun 18th 2013 at 2:00 pm - 4:00 pm

The Durham Club's annual distribution of funds to local and national charities.


(Our thanks to Martin Leake for these photos.)

Finchale College hosted the annual Rotar.y Charity Cheque Presentations on Tuesday 18th. June 2013.  President Arthur welcomed the recipients and expressed his pleasure at being present at such a happy event. He congratulated all the recipients on all their hard and selfless work.

Rotarian David Grey, Chair of the Community Service Committee introduced the representatives of the recipient charities and President Arthur presented the cheques.

In no particular order, the charities were:-

St Cuthbert's Hospice                    
Durham University Charity Funds                                         
Finchale Training College                    
Guide Dogs for the Blind Association                    
Lifespan                     
Invalid Children's Aid Association                    
Durham Hospitals Radio                     
Heel and Toe                    
Visual Impairment Problem Solving in County Durham                    
County Durham Stroke Club                    
ABF - The Soldiers Charity                     
1 Voice                                               
Durham Support for Families with Visually Impaired Children                    
The Chyrelle Addams Cancer Support Centre                    
Leonard Cheshire Disability Centre                                
Society for Mucopolysaccharide Diseases                    
Open Gate                    
Downs Syndrome North East                    
Charlie Bear Cancer Care North East                    
Teenage Cancer Trust                    
Durham & Chester le Street Carers Support   

 

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