|
Helping Square A Debt - Charity Slave
Raises Amazing Amount In A Few Hours She has not forgotten the support and help she and her family received these past twelve months, particularly from Macmillan nurses. At a recent auction sale held by Bower Young Farmers, 17 year-old Neil Brims, a member and an apprentice electrician with Johnson Controls at Dounreay, offered himself as a slave for half-a-day. Ishbel�s bid of �30 was accepted, but what would she do with him? �Mindful of the support our family received, I set him the task of going round staff at Dounreay and UKAEA�s associated offices at Forss and Thurso with a bucket to collect money for the Macmillan Nursing,� said Ishbel. �It was a good job he was accompanied by fellow club member, Karen Oliphant, because the money flowed into the bucket.� Ishbel is very grateful to all those who contributed, some more than once. �We had great fun along the way, and the response was great,� she said. �I do hope it has helped repay the great kindness and dedication our family received from Macmillan nurses.� And what of her investment? �One and half-thousand pound return after a few hours on a thirty pound investment is pretty good. In fact, it was a blue-chip investment!� said a delighted Ishbel. But it hasn�t stopped there, according to Ishbel. �More donations have been received which has taken the total to around two thousand pounds. I am overwhelmed by people�s generosity,� she said. |
