Three ladies from Shifnal have lifted hundreds of pounds for charity – thanks to the people today of the city.
Lousie Mansell, her sister Caroline Davies, and good friend Ruth Evans held a charity evening at Shifnal City FC’s Reds Bar on Newport Highway and raised virtually £3,500 for Lingen Davies Most cancers Fund.
The women, who have all developed up in Shifnal, wanted to set on an function and increase funds right after Louise underwent cure for breast cancer last yr.
Louise said:
“I am so delighted with the occasion and how significantly we lifted.
“I imagine a lot of people feel of chemotherapy remedy centres as a depressing location, but absolutely everyone is amazing. I can’t say adequate how superb they are, I actually benefited from being in the large home with distinctive people today.”
Right after locating a lump, Louise attended 18 rounds of chemotherapy – 14 with her sister Caroline and she was accompanied by her good friend Ruth for the other 4. She now has lymphedema in her appropriate arm, with blocked lymph nodes, and usually takes inhibitors and hormone tablets.
Ruth stated Lingen Davies experienced actually created the Most cancers Centre at the Royal Shrewsbury Healthcare facility ‘to the up coming amount’. Her dad experienced cancer 21 many years in the past but was on his possess when he experienced procedure and throughout a single of her visits, Ruth was influenced to fundraise to say thank you for the treatment and assistance given to Louise.
She stated:
“I just considered it would be great to do anything as a thank you and it was also anything for Louise to get concerned with and seem ahead to.
“The charity night was remarkable and it all went incredibly very well – a lot of individuals know about Lingen Davies and were quite generous.
“We couldn’t imagine we marketed 1,400 tickets but we also had 40 raffle prizes presented to us together with a very significant Easter egg donated by Magna Foods, a voucher by Peter Posh and a ten-12 months-old Malt Whiskey that went really perfectly.
“Regional band FanRadio also donated their time for free and made it a wonderful night. Thanks to everybody who contributed.”
The women are no strangers to fundraising – acquiring been included with The Shifnal Carnival over the decades – and they had been pleased with the assist offered to this most recent initiative.