Hospital volunteer walks 80 miles to raise money for charity
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Ahospitalvolunteerhascompletedan80-milewalkingchallengetoraisemoneyforacharity.
JaneMorton,ameet-and-greetvolunteerattheRoyalDevonandExeterHospital(RD&E),walkeddailyloopsofthehospitalfor10daystoraisemoneyfortheRoyalDevonHospitalsCharity’s(RDHC)SuperTheatreAppeal.
TheTeignValleyresidentstartedherchallengeonMarch19andfinishedonMarch28,justaheadofher80thbirthdayonApril10.
Eachofherdailywalksaroundthehospitalanditsgroundstooknearlyfourhourstocomplete.
Shealsospoketopatientsandvisitorsaboutthecharity’sfundraisingappealandcollecteddonations.
ADVERTISEMENTShesaidshewas“overwhelmed”bypeople’sgenerosity,havingraisedmorethan£2,000fortheSuperTheatreAppeal.
MsMortonsaid:“It’sanamazingamountofmoneyandI’mdelightedtohavebeenabletoraisesomuchforthiswonderfulcharity.”
TheRDHCisraising£1.4milliontowardstheequipmentneededforanewstate-of-the-artoperatingtheatrecurrentlybeingbuiltattheRD&E.
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