Golf event drives up funds for Grangemouth’s vital port charity

A seafaring charity has been handed a cash windfall as a result of big-hearted Forth Ports Scotland.
Senior port chaplain for Scotland Joe O’Donnell receives the donation from chief harbour master Alan McPhersonSenior port chaplain for Scotland Joe O’Donnell receives the donation from chief harbour master Alan McPherson
Senior port chaplain for Scotland Joe O’Donnell receives the donation from chief harbour master Alan McPherson

Apostleship of the Sea was the grateful recipient of a £750 cheque on account of its work in Grangemouth.

Joe O’Donnell, senior regional port chaplain for Scotland, was presented with the cheque at Grangemouth docks recently.

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Paul Hallas, whose day job sees him monitor marine traffic, organised a golf event which raised the funds along with some raffle prizes donated by staff.

Mr O’Donnell said: “We offer our sincere thanks to Forth Ports for this act of generosity. It’s great to know our work in helping seafarers is so much appreciated. Quite often they are thousands of miles away from family and friends when they arrive on these shores.

“The whole team including Alan McPherson, the chief harbour master, Paul Hallas and Mary Stevenson, are so supportive of what our charity does in the area.”

Apostleship of the Sea, which assists those working at sea both practically and spiritually and can offer support in extreme situations, is preparing to celebrate its centenary later this year, having originally been founded on the banks of the River Clyde back in 1920.

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