Christmas collection hands out £260,000
Howard Lake | 4 February 2008 | News
Belfast’s Black Santa collection has handed out cheques worth £260,000 to more than 170 charities and community groups. The money was collected before Christmas outside St Anne’s Cathedral by the cathedral Dean.
The donations this year were principally to charities and organisations associated with sea-faring communities. A significant sum is also given each year to Christian Aid for work with its overseas partners in the developing world.
Cheques were handed over by the Rev WD Humphries, rector of St Molua’s and the longest serving member of the Black Santa team, as well as the wife of Tom McGrath, president of the Belfast Institute of Insurance which held its centenary service in St Anne’s and gave to the collection.
Cheques were also handed over by Paul Clark of UTV, is recognition of the contribution made by the media in providing publicity for the sit-out.
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