Wisbech businesses organise fundraising raffle to help six-year-old get ‘bionic’ arm for Christmas
Two businesses in Wisbech have started fundraising to help a six-year-old get a ‘bionic’ arm for Christmas. Picture: ALAN EDMUNDS - Credit: Archant
Two businesses in Wisbech have joined forces with Wisbech Lions in fundraising to help a six-year-old girl get a ‘bionic’ arm for Christmas.
Bygones Café and The Jolly Fryer both set up raffles in aid of Hope Weston.
Hope was born with no lower left arm and has asked Santa for a new 'bionic' arm and hand but her requests have gone unanswered.
The operation she requires cost about £15000, with on costs required of about another £5000.
This year, family friends Betty Cunningham and Carrie Haime got together and set up a funding page 'Christmas Wish for Hope'.
You may also want to watch:
It is the hope of Wisbech Lions Santa may have the opportunity to restore Hope's faith in him.
Each business offered meal prizes and customers were entered into the raffle for £1 in an envelope.
Most Read
- 1 Success after six year battle to get 21 homes approved on factory site
- 2 ‘You now have s**t on your face,’ objector to planning scheme told
- 3 Police thank eagle-eyed motorist for being ‘right place, right time’
- 4 Empty Wisbech shop earmarked for slots and bingo
- 5 Suspected drink-driver, 41, arrested after tip-off from resident
- 6 Man who died in road crash is named
- 7 Suspected paedophile, 61, arrested in live Facebook video stream
- 8 Reporter shares mid-treatment stages of teeth transformation
- 9 Entrepreneurs’ lockdown invention wins big at London competition
- 10 Three derelict cottages ‘would make an ideal renovation project’
More than 600 customers contributed - such is the generosity of local people and businesses.
Prizewinning envelopes were drawn on November 1.