Dumfries Devorgilla Rotary celebrated last month by supporting six local Charities with donations of £500 to each of the charity organisations.
These were selected by the Club for the excellent work they provide in our local community and presentations were made during a group meeting at the Holiday Inn in Dumfries.
The representatives and Charities comprised Roland Proudlock from Prostate Buddies D&G for their support work helping men in our region diagnosed with prostate disease or cancer.
Nick Mitchell, Manager of D&G Health Board Endowment Fund, representing The Alexandra Unit providing palliative care at DGRI.
Vicki Weir, a Trustee also at D&G Health Board Endowment Fund and representing the Cancer Information and Support Centre, both of which support the excellent staff and services providing cancer care at DGRI.
Dave Hook from Dumfries and Galloway Blood Bikes, a founding member for the charity transporting urgent blood and samples within the region.
Kirsty McCracken from The Food Train, a charity started in D&G supporting older people to eat well and live well at home.
Anne Marie Coulter MBE representing the Summerhill Community Centre, which has a long standing relationship with Devorgilla Rotary and is committed to improving life conditions and relief of poverty to all ages in Summerhill and the wider community.
Devorgilla is an informal Club of like-minded volunteers that organises a variety of fundraising events. This has included a charity golf Am Am in conjunction with Dalbeattie Rotary Club, with just over £22,500 raised for MacMillan Cancer Support and My Name’5 Doddie Foundation and in November last year a Charity Pop-Up Shop in the Loreburne centre, which due to the generosity of the local community raised a fantastic £6,000. These fundraising efforts has enabled the Club to support and give back to organisations making a difference in our communities and the Club were privileged to be able to show their support for these organisations.
Presentations to the Charities were made by Club President Bob Carruthers and Treasurer Joe Reid.
