Frome’s branch of Barclays Bank raised over £900 in a bumper book sale throughout the school holidays in support of counselling charity We Hear You.
The sale ran in their banking hall for six weeks to raise much needed funds for the local charity, which provides emotional support to children and adults who are affected by cancer and other life threatening conditions.
Barclays’ head office will match the £481.28 raised by the staff and local community, bringing the grand total to £962.56.
Sarah-Jane Monger, who helped run the event said, “We were delighted with the support we had from the local community both in donating and buying books from us.
“We were able to keep it fresh by changing the books every few days. We chose to support WHY as they are a very local charity, just a couple of doors away from us! They know that life threatening conditions such as cancer can turn people’s lives upside down; that’s why they exist.”
WHY fundraising assistant Helen Sprawson-White said, “It was great to see people drifting away from the banking queue to see what was on offer. We really can’t thank Barclays enough for choosing to support us again and to all those customers who donated books, or popped in to buy books to support the work we do.”
WHY is a Frome based charity delivering life-changing support to people affected by cancer and other life threatening conditions across Somerset, BANES and Wiltshire.
The charity receives no central government funding so relies heavily on the fundraising efforts of the local community.
To find out more or take part in a fundraising challenge, contact Helen or Gemma on
fundraising@wehearyou.org.uk
