Ladies support Gambia project

By The Newsroom
Published 30th Jun 2013, 07:00 BST
Newtownabbey Soroptimist president presents a cheque for £230 to Rita Allen, BIG project liason officer. INNT 26-611conNewtownabbey Soroptimist president presents a cheque for £230 to Rita Allen, BIG project liason officer. INNT 26-611con
Newtownabbey Soroptimist president presents a cheque for £230 to Rita Allen, BIG project liason officer. INNT 26-611con
Newtownabbey Soroptimists president Isobel McComb (left) presents a cheque for £230 to Rita Allen to support the Birthing in the Gambia (BIG) project.

The BIG project provides emergency care and support for mothers and their babies in the African country.

The money for the programme was raised from a raffle held during the North/South Soroptimists Conference held last May in Newcastle.

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