MONEY raised at the very last fundraising event held by Westbury & District League of Friends has been donated to Dorothy House Hospice Care.
The group met with Steph Cox, community fundraiser for Dorothy House, last week to present a cheque for £776; and with Len Clift, chair of local charity Crosspoint, to hand over a cheque for £2,000.
The group, which was formed in the 1950s, announced last year that it is to close as there aren’t enough committee members to continue with meaningful fundraising.
Chair of the league, Erica Watson said, “The £776 for Dorothy House was raised at our bingo event held in December and was our very last fundraising event after more than 50 years of support from the Westbury and area community. We were delighted with the turn out for the bingo and the generosity of those who attended. The £2,000 we donated to Crosspoint, also in December, was to support the valuable work which Crosspoint do for our community.”
The League of Friends raised over £1million for the Westbury Community Hospital before its closure in 2012. It then went on to raise thousands of pounds for health services in Westbury and surrounding districts. The group will celebrate all its achievements with a party in June.
