# Christmas collection hands out £260,000

- Link: https://fundraising.co.uk/2008/02/04/christmas-collection-hands-out-260000/
- Published: 2008-02-04T10:43:05+00:00
- Author: Howard Lake

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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