THREE charities have received £8000 each after money was raised by a Dragon Boat event held by J.P. Morgan.

Over 350 employees making up 23 teams took part in three races, raising money for Alzheimer’s Society, Hope House Training and Support and Macmillan Caring Locally.

Lottie Forte, a member of the J.P. Morgan Community Relations Committee, said: “It was a fantastic day and I am so grateful to everyone who took part, particularly those who worked behind the scenes to ensure the whole event was such a success.

“We were able to donate nearly £8,000 each to three charities which was a wonderful achievement from all concerned.”

"We were delighted to be invited to J.P Morgan's Dragon Boat event and it was a great opportunity for us to meet their employees and share the message about our exciting capital appeal, Brick By Brick, says Jen Rotchell, Senior Trust and Corporate Fundraiser, Macmillan Caring Locally.

“As an independent charity, not in any way connected to the national Macmillan charity, we rely on the good will of our local community for support. The money raised will help us to build a new and desperately needed specialist palliative care unit here in Christchurch."

Jane Joy, Funding Manager for Hope commented: “We are a small charity supporting homeless people in Dorset and the support of an organisation such as J.P. Morgan is so important to us.

“Not only does it help with raising of much needed funds, but it is an amazing opportunity to create awareness of Hope Housing and the Hope AOK Rucksack Appeal and the work that we do to support homeless and vulnerable people in Dorset. This will make a huge difference to the people we support.”