Two local girls, Chantelle Nutter and Macie Higinbotham have raised hundreds of pounds for Diabetes UK after spending their summer holidays taking part in Lifestyle 2015.
Chantelle and Macie who both attend Beverley High School packed bags, did a bucket collection, held a tombola and also did a sponsored walk around Beverley.
In total the team, called Community Heroes collected an incredible £865.32 which they handed over to the charity earlier this week.
Speaking to HU17.net Chantelle said;
“Diabetes UK was picked as the charity we wanted to support as my nephew Archie Bean, who is four years old has diabetes. He attends a monthly meeting held by the charity at the local David Lloyds Centre.”
Both girls say that they got great pleasure from putting something back into the community, they said;
“We both really enjoyed taking part in the Lifestyle Challenge. Of all the things we did, doing the bag pack the B&M Stores in Willerby was the most fun.”
During their holidays, they also packed bags at the Tesco store in Beverley, held a tombola at Sainsbury’s and also did a bucket collection at Morrison’s.
The girls also organised and held a sponsored walk, which they say gave them a great opportunity to raise awareness of charity as they handed out leaflets to passersby.
This was the first time the pair had taken part in the Lifestyle Challenge, and they say they would certainly consider taking part next year. Chantelle said;
“We both felt really good about putting our spare time into helping others. It is nice that we could help the community. We would certainly recommend others to do it also.”
