NORTH-East electricity workers have donated £1,700 to the Marie Curie cancer team, in memory of a colleague's brother who died last year.
The fundraising efforts of workers at Northern Electric and Gas in the Team Valley, Thornaby and Carliol House offices helped raise the cash.
Employees donated raffle prizes such as bottles of wine and chocolates, with the top prize being a case of spirits.
Margaret Hope, of Northern Electric, said: "Cancer care is close to the hearts of many people here, as a lot of employees' lives have been affected by cancer in one way or another.
"Every year we organise a raffle to raise money for a local charity.
"On this occasion we raised the money in memory of Neil Gallon - the brother of our friend and colleague Lynda Marr - who, sadly, died of cancer last year.
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