The Malta Developers Association collected €53,110 at the annual charity dinner in aid of the Malta Community Chest Fund Foundation.
President Marie Louise Coleiro Preca presided over the event held on Thursday evening at the Verdala Palace.
The event attracted more than 700 guests, who dined under the stars on the Palace grounds.
The dinner with the President has become an annual fixture for the association.
The President thanked the MDA for its contribution.