Toy shop trolley dash child’s play for sisters
Reporter: Karen Doherty
Date published: 01 September 2015
THUMBS-UP: (from left) Alisha-Paige Harrison, store manager Colin Waters, sales assistant Gary Buckley, Carmen-Amy Harrison, manager Gary Rumens and Takoda-Tracey Wright
Sisters bagged toys worth nearly £400 for seriously-ill children in a trolley dash at an Oldham toy shop.
Alisha-Paige and Carmen-Amy Harrison had a minute each to grab as many items as possible for the Rainbow Trust, which supports families who have a life-threatening or terminal illness.
They were cheered on by little sister Takoda-Tracey Wright — who was born with serious health problems — at the Entertainer store, which opened recently in the Spindles Shopping Centre.
The six-year-old pupil at St Margaret’s Primary School, Hollinwood, was dwarfed by the huge carrier bags of toys worth £379.71 collected by Alisha-Paige (13) and Carmen Amy (12) who both attend Oasis Academy, Oldham.
They will be distributed to families in Oldham by the charity mum Jayne Wright described as a “life-saver”.
Matthew Clarke, regional fund-raising manager at Rainbow Trust, said: “We are delighted to have benefited from such a generous donation. It will mean a great deal to the families we support.”
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