Fun day raises £500 for family of Northampton woman with terminal liver cancer

A total of £500 has been raised for a Northampton woman who has been diagnosed with terminal liver cancer through a fun day.
By The Newsroom
Published 25th Aug 2016, 06:00 BST
A fund-raising event was held at the Salvation Army to raise money for the family of a woman who has been diagnised with terminal liver cancerA fund-raising event was held at the Salvation Army to raise money for the family of a woman who has been diagnised with terminal liver cancer
A fund-raising event was held at the Salvation Army to raise money for the family of a woman who has been diagnised with terminal liver cancer

Dawn Green organised a fund-raisng event at the Salvation Army centre in Penistone Road last Saturday.

Attractions included a tombola, a raffle, bric-a-brac, nail painting, a cake stall and a hook-a-duck competition.

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All the money raised will be given to the family of Carole Maxwell, aged 42, of Ecton Brook who was diagnosed with terminal liver cancer earlier this year.

Mrs Green said: “It was a really great event and everybody was really overwhelmed with how much we raised.

“We are going to give all the money to Carole’s family so they can use it as they wish.”

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