A MARATHON charity collection helped raise £2,000 for people affected by the recent earthquake in Turkey and Syria.
Ten members of Easthampstead Rotary Club, and two friends of the group, took it in turns to ask customers of the BP garage at Three Mile Cross to make a donation to the appeal.
Held on Tuesday, February 14, the team were on duty from 7.30am through to 8.30pm – 13 hours worth of collections.
Derek Porter, a club member, said: “Customers of the service station and the adjoining Fraser’s store were extremely generous and gave willingly and our collection buckets raised a total of £1,660.
“This was subsequently increased to £2,000 by the generosity of the members who attended the Club’s meeting on Monday, February 20.”
Mr Porter said the donation would buy three shelter boxes. These provide shelter and basic necessities including tents, tarpaulins, tools, blankets, mosquito nets, cooking sets and water filters to those who lost their homes as a result of the earthquake.
