Care home raises £200 for charity

St Vincent’s Residential home, Woodsgate Park, held the event to raise both funds and awareness for the Society for Mucopolysaccharide Diseases (MPS).

Deputy manager, Joanne Freeman, along with the home’s cook Sue Funnell, organised the event on behalf of 6 year old local boy Luke Bown, who suffers from MPS, and the charity. However, Luke’s family chose to donate all the money to MPS and said they were “very grateful for all the support.”

Joanne thanked all the local businesses, staff and friends of St Vincent’s who kindly donated prizes to the raffle, adding: “A special thank you to Sue for making the event a success.”

The MPS is a voluntary support group which represents over 1200 children and adults throughout the UK who suffer from Mucopolysaccharide and Related Lysosomal Storage Diseases, and their families, carers and professionals.

For further information on the charity visit the website at: www.mpssociety.co.uk