Jul 11 2018
Half Year Figures for Collection Boxes
We are pleased to report an income of £1,358.03 for the first six months of 2018 from our collection boxes located throughout the community in our operational area – from Darwen in the North to Wigan in the West, Broughton in the East and Manchester Airport to the South.
Unfortunately, this figure is over £1,000 less than donated for the same time scale in 2017, so we are very eager to increase the number of places hosting our charity boxes, which are checked and emptied regularly by our volunteer team members. We rely very much on the regular income received from this source to support the maintenance of our vehicles, boats and equipment so that our totally voluntary search and rescue service can continue.
Please email: box@boltonmrt.org.uk if you would be willing to host one of our charity boxes. We take this opportunity to express huge thanks to all our existing sites for their continued and valued support and to thank the generous members of the public who drop their coins – and notes – into our boxes.
Jul 23 2018
Store Collection at ASDA Farnworth
On 30th June 2018, whilst most of the team was engaged assisting the Fire Service with the moorland fires at Rivington, five of our Support Group and one operational team member operated a rota to hold a charity collection in the entrance of ASDA’s store at Brackley Street, Farnworth, from 10:00am to 6:00pm.
Thanks to the generosity of ASDA’s kind customers, we collected a fantastic total of £230.74 towards our search and rescue work. We would like to thank the management of ASDA Farnworth for granting permission for our collection and making us welcome on the day, and, of course, huge thanks to the many wonderful shoppers who paused to talk to our collectors and drop their donations into our buckets.
By Gillian Gregory • Donations •