Seasonal shoppers in Rasen and Caistor support Rotary charities

Pete Marriott, Richard Lewis and Debbie Salmon from the Co-op at Caistor EMN-180201-144754001

As always, in the run up to Christmas, members of the Rotary Club of Market Rasen were out and about collecting for charity at the towns’ food stores - Tesco and Lincolnshire Co-op.

“We have been overcome with the continued generosity of those who donated,”said Rotarian David Mason.

“Thank you to all the shoppers and to the management and staff of the stores for allowing us to collect and for making us feel so welcome.”

Rotarians David Herring and Joe Bowman collecting for Andys at Tesco in Market Rasen

Tesco provided the opportunity for them to collect in their Market Rasen store.

Here the collection raised £715.60, which will be presented to Andy’s, the children’s section of St Andrew’s Hospice in Grimsby.

“This collection was a remarkable £230.50 more than the 2016 collection,” added David.

The Lincolnshire Co-op stores in Caistor and Market Rasen allowed the Rotary Club to collect once again for the well known Shelter Box appeal.

Rotarians Hugh Nott and John Moore at Market Rasen Co-op

David said: “As we were collecting, the Philippines was being battered by a tropical storm which turned into a typhoon, and many lives were lost.

“Furthermore, thousands of people’s homes were washed away in the ensuing floods, causing Shelter Box to appeal for immediate funds to allow Shelter tents and kits to be sent to the devastated area.

He added: “The collection at the two stores totalled £950, again an increase on the previous year when we sent £900 to Shelter Box.

“Many thanks to all, and to the numerous Rotarians who manned the collection buckets for many hours through the collecting days.”