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Hospital volunteer walks 80 miles to raise money for charity

Hospital volunteer walks 80 miles to raise money for charity

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. Thetheatr