Mayor Peter Taylor accepted a cheque for $100,000 from Master Chin Kung

Mayor Taylor accepts the cheque for $100,000 from Venerable Master Chin Kung of the Pure Land Learning College.

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  Published 05:49 AM, Wed 16 February 2011 EAST

 

A LOCAL community group has made an exceptionally generous donation to the Toowoomba flood appeal.

Toowoomba Region Mayor Peter Taylor accepted a cheque for $100,000 from Pure Land Learning College in Toowoomba at a dinner he attended with his wife Rosemary on Saturday (February 12).

“They were most distressed by the flood events of January 10 in Toowoomba and wanted to assist,” the Mayor said.

“The Venerable Master Chin Kung presented me with the cheque.

“This is a very, very generous donation from a local community group that will be used to assist individuals or families who are struggling to recover from this exceptional event."