Great display as cash is given out
Grants totalling £4,200 have been handed out to worthy causes by Bury St Edmunds Round Table at the group's annual presentation evening.
Money raised at the table's firework spectacular in the Abbey Gardens, last November, was given to grateful recipients at the organisation's meeting house in Whiting Street, Bury, last week.
Sophie Frost, eight, who suffers from a muscle disorder, was given 700 for a special trike to help strengthen her legs.
Sophie, a pupil at Westgate Primary School, said: "I love riding and now I can keep up with mum and dad.
Susan Frost, Sophie's mum, from Kirkstead Road, Bury, said when the new trike arrived in six weeks' time it would help Sophie to build her independence.
She said: "We are over the moon with the donation, it is going to be a great help."
Cadets from Thurston Air Training Corps (ATC) collected a cheque for 500, to help fund the squadron's planned visit to the Falkland Islands in October, which will cost 15,000.
James Perna, squadron adjutant of Thurston ATC, said: "We have a lot of money to raise in a credit crunch.
"Every little bit helps and 500 is a great step towards hitting our target."
The First Response team from RAF Honington, which provides emergency first aid to 800 calls a year, was given 500 to help fund its 5,000 annual running costs.
West Suffolk Headway was also given 500 to help fund its arts and IT tuition for people with brain injuries in the region, while Elmswell Scout Group was handed 500 towards buying new tents for the group's camping expeditions.
Bury St John Ambulance crew was given 500, which will go towards a new defibrilator, residents at Fieldview sheltered housing scheme, in Thurston, plan to use their 500 for a computer, to allow residents to produce a newsletter.
Paul Hopfensperger, who has swum the English Channel twice to raise money for St Nicholas Hospice Care, in Bury, was also given 500 towards his fund-raising effort.
Cllr Hopfensperger, of Risbygate Street, Bury said: "I was absolutely ecstatic when I heard I had got the cash.
"Hopefully, this will keep the hospice going."
Anton Woodward, chairman of Bury Round Table, presented the cheques alongside Peter Manley, national president of the association.
He said: "It is a huge privilege to hand over these cheques.
"We have a fantastic bunch of guys and I am very proud of them for raising this money."
To find out more about the Round Table or to join, visit www.buryroundtable.co.uk
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