Morpeth Rotary raises £10,000 for local causes through community fundraising
Morpeth Rotary Club have celebrated raising £10,000 for local causes.
Thanks to various fundraising events, Morpeth Rotary have supported a range of good causes in the local community.
These include: the RNLI, Ellington Colliery Brass Band, Barnabas Safe and Sound, the Dransfield Foundation, Shelterbox and Cape Alliance.
In a post to Facebook, the volunteers wrote: “Delighted to announce, thanks to your generosity from the Tree of Light and other fundraising events, Morpeth Rotary were able to donate £10,000 to good causes in April.”
At their latest business meeting, president Claire Brind, along with rotary members Rhona Dunn and Colin Dyson, handed a cheque of £2,200 to the RNLI, £1,200 to Ellington Colliery Brass Band and £2,200 to Ellington Colliery Brass Band.
They added: "Thank you to everyone for your generosity and support.”
The Morpeth Rotary Club is a local not-for-profit organisation that raises money and provides volunteer support for charities and community projects in the local area and worldwide.