LLWR workforce raise 拢10,000 for cancer charity helping young sufferers
Big donation to company's charity of the year Danica's Dream Fund delights group founder.
John Maxwell outside the LLWR Site, where he works.
The late Danica Maxwell鈥檚 Dad revealed his delight after the LLW Repository Ltd (LLWR) workforce raised 拢10,000 for the charity that bears her name.
John Maxwell, who works on the LLWR Site in Cumbria, wants to thank in person, when social distancing guidelines allow, all those who contributed to Egremont based Danica鈥檚 Dream Fund, our Charity of the Year in 2019/20.
鈥淚 was blown away when I found out that Danica鈥檚 charity reached 拢10,000, our family is chuffed to bits,鈥� he said.
鈥淲orking with LLWR over funding has been brilliant, even listening to people talk about the charity who didn鈥檛 even know Danica or me.
鈥淚 was just a face they saw checking passes at work, but they now know I鈥檓 also a Dad who鈥檚 been hurting, as well as doing good with charity work. When it calms down around COVID I鈥檇 like to thank everyone personally.鈥�
Danica passed away in 2010 aged just 15, following three brain tumours, and the charity has since raised over 拢200,000 for young cancer sufferers and their families, to make their lives more comfortable, through gifts such as laptop computers, phones, games and even short holiday breaks.
John added: 鈥淐harity fundraising has really fallen since the COVID outbreak, so I鈥檓 glad LLWR raised this amount to help loads of families.
鈥淚 said to my wife Allison that cancer was here well before COVID, it鈥檚 here during COVID and will still be here after COVID, so I still need to do that little extra to fundraise.鈥�