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Published:
May 7, 2008
Burnham-On-Sea
Moose Lodge hands out £6,000 of donations
 Burnham-On-Sea's
Moose International Lodge has handed out over £6,000 of
donations to worthy local groups at its annual charity payout.
The
group presented a grand total of £6,306.86 to a long list
of local groups during a special ceremony at Berrow Village Hall.
The
Moose Ladies' Circle gave £700 to local charities, including
Burnham and Highbridge Stroke club, Retinitus Pigmentosa, Sea
Cadets, Burnham Hospital League of Friends, Sounds and Voices,
The Jordan Fund and Sedgemoor Badgers.
 The
Moose Ladies Circle presented £3,204.22 to Whizz Kidz, a
children's charity that helps disabled children throughout the
UK.
In
the picture are Laurie Lillycrop, Ray Street, Brian Saunders,
Governor Terry Cornelius, Whizz Kidz fund-raising manager Ashley
Westpfel, Lady President Yvonne Cornelius, Dot Anderson, Maggie
Gully, Doreen Ateyo, plus Chris and Rita Harris.
After the presentation, Ashley gave a small message of thanks,
saying that he once asked a severely disabled child what difference
his motorised wheelchair had made to him. "The child replied
'I can now choose my own friends'," said Ashley.
Burnham
Moose Governor Terry Cornelius also presented £500 to Kate
Budderly of the Jessie May Trust, pictured above during the evening.
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