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Spalding area charities share £4,670 pay-out from funds raised by Rotary Santa Sleigh




The Rotary Club of South Holland has given £4,670 to a host of good causes who helped with their Santa Sleigh collection.

Representatives of local charitable groups and good causes joined Rotarians at The Woodlands Hotel in Spalding.

Rotary president Jon Martin thanked them for their help, explaining the club could not have achieved such a successful collection without them.

Good causes received cheques from funds raised by the Rotary Club of South Holland Santa sleigh
Good causes received cheques from funds raised by the Rotary Club of South Holland Santa sleigh

Organisations represented on the night were: Broad Street Methodist Church, Spalding Rugby Club, South Holland Duke of Edinburgh Awards Group, Spalding Cycling Club, Juvenile Diabetes Research Foundation, Spalding Gym Club, Hope and Homes for Children, St John’s School PTA, Spalding and District Young Farmers, 5th Spalding Rainbows, Spalding and Welland Rotary Club, Wygate Park Academy PTA, Pinchbeck Girl Guides – (5th Spalding Brownies), PHAB, and Spalding Weight Watchers Group – supporting Garth School.

All who attended enjoyed a buffet super and the visitors explained to members how they intended to use the cash donated.

The sleigh run raised £11,400 and the vast majority will be spent on local community projects.

Anyone who would like to learn more about the work of South Holland Rotary Club or would be interested in becoming a friend of Rotary or helping the club's work for the community is welcome to contact our Secretary Mr Ian Smee on 01775 714722.

The club can also be found on Facebook and at www.rotary-ribi.org



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