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A mountain of cash

24 July 2007

Challenge rakes in £5,000 for our fund

THESE  intrepid   walkers  raised £5,000 for the  Sunshine  Fund. The team, from Go North East, completed the challenge starting at Ben Nevis in Scotland at 5am on June 3 before travelling to Scafell Pike in the Lake District and on to Snowdon in Wales.

Yvonne Greenwood organised the team and is proud of what they have achieved.
She said: “I would just like to thank the drivers Karina Blades, Mark Boorman,
Ronnie McTurk and Kevin Topping who weren’t involved with the challenge but kindly took collection boxes on their buses and helped us fill them.

“And also to our passengers who kindly donated their change. Without their help the total wouldn’t be that big.”

The  Sunshine  Fund provides equipment to children with disabilities. Much of the equipment needed by people who apply to the fund can make a huge difference to children’s lives.

But, due to cost and funding restrictions it is not usually available from normal resources and the local authority does not provide funding for this kind of equipment, so the  Sunshine  Fund, when they can, will step in.

Jo Harris,  Sunshine  Fund manager, said: “The team from Go North East have made a remarkable effort to achieve what they have.

“Not only have they trained to complete the physical end of the task, they have also excelled themselves in raising money for the charity, which is absolutely brilliant and we cannot thank them enough.”

Anyone who is interested in raising money for the  Sunshine  Fund, or who would like more information about it, is asked to call  Sunshine  Fund manager Jo Harris on (0191) 201 6289.

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