Staff at the Entertainer store in Midsomer Norton hosted a fundraising day on Saturday, 1st November, to help raise money for the Hope 4 Harmonie campaign.
Hope for Harmonie was set up after Harmonie-Rose Allen contracted meningitis a few weeks ago. Since being diagnosed, she has been on a life- support machine and her parents, Freya and Ross, are facing the possibility that surgeons will have to remove her arms and legs.
Family and friends in Bath and beyond are now hoping to raise more than £40,000 to pay for prosthetics with a series of fund-raising events, including a 5-kilometre fun run on Sunday, 30th November at the Odd Down Playing Fields.
The team at the Entertainer, in Midsomer Norton, donned fancy dress costumes and had a special guest, a character from the Nick Jr show, Lalaloopsy, come to the store. The team were also selling bows, which have become the symbol of the Hope for Harmonie campaign, and will continue to do so throughout November, along with the Keynsham and Cabot Circus branches. The staff managed to raise £220 towards the campaign during their fundraising on Saturday, as well as the store donating £1,000 worth of vouchers. So far the campaign has gained £16,338.
Anyone interested in taking part in the run should register via the Relish Running Races website, http://www.relishrunningraces.com">www.relishrunningraces.com and complete the online application. The event will be free to enter and participants are encouraged to donate via the Justgiving page: http://www.justgiving.com/hope4harmonie">www.justgiving.com/hope4harmonie