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Abbey View in Sherborne raises more than £1,350 for charity
February 02, 2011
Residents, relatives, staff and friends of Colten Care’s nursing home, Abbey View in Sherborne, Dorset are celebrating after raising an incredible £1,397.36 for charity last year.
During the past year, the nursing home has held garden fetes, gala dinners and raffles, which relatives, friends and locals have been able to get involved in. Residents have also been hard at work creating jewellery boxes, book markers and even making home-made preserves during Arts and Crafts sessions, which have then been sold to raise money.
“We were absolutely thrilled when we added up just how much money Abbey View had raised for charity last year,” says Karen Burdon, Colten Care’s Activities organiser. “Everyone has been so generous with their support and it is wonderful to know that the money is going to such worthy causes. Fundraising gives the residents a sense of purpose and makes them feel as if they are giving something back to the community at the same time. Our aim now is to try and beat last year’s amount and raise even more money in 2011.”
The Somerset and Dorset Air Ambulance, which celebrated its tenth anniversary last year, provides life-saving care in response to road traffic collisions and collapses and was Abbey View’s chosen charity to benefit from its fundraising.
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