When Jo Gill helped raise money it was for a cause dear to her heart.
J0 lost her father to heart problems and she decided to raise money to help others who have similar problems.
Jo is a personal banker at Santander branch in Horsham and she and supporters raised £923 making cakes amongst other efforts. One well-wishing group handed over a £250 cheque.
The company matched the fund-raising taking the receipts to £1847 for the British Heart Foundation.
Jo Gill said: “I asked my branch director Amanda Rousell if I could raise money for British Heart Foundation. It’s a charity close to my heart as my father passed away 18 years ago at the age of 47, with heart disease.
“He contributed a lot to the British Heart Foundation himself. So I wanted to do this in memory of him. Amanda is always passionate about helping charities, local and other. So for her and me it was so important to raise as much money as we could and we did.”
On the day fellow fund raisers Jade Gill and Kira Pickering dressed up and baked many cakes, asking donations for them at Horsham town centre.
Inside the Santander branch mortgage advisor Debbie Whittaker rode an exercise bike from 9am to 4pm , taking only a couple of short breaks filled by Jo, Kira and Jade. Debbie rode the equivalent of all the way to Calais achieving 193 kilometres.
Gill said: “The team of Santander and British Heart Foundation shop had an amazing day. The people of Horsham town were good spirited and very generous. One person wrote a cheque for £250, this was the Barns Green stoolball players.
“All in all was a great day. We would like to thank Truffles, Waitrose, Sainsburys and Tesco for their kind donations. And a huge thank you to the volunteers of the British Heart Foundation shop in Horsham High Street.”
Pictured are the exercise bike session and the fund raisers outside the shop.
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