GRAYS Rotary Club held its annual presentation lunch - with money from Santa street collections and supermarket collections distributed.
The main recipients were Great Ormond Street Hospital, Havens Hospice, Barnardos and Treetops School.
Each of these received cheques for £2000.
The Air Cadets and the Cub Scouts each of these received cheques for £250 for the support on the street collections.
The supermarkets and the Orchard Garden Centre each received Certificates of Thanks from the Rotary Club in recognition of their support we were collecting.
All recipients received their cheques and certificates from President Mark Dvorkin.
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