The staff at Labels Shopping, Ross-on-Wye, have been working for just over a year to raise funds for the Friends of Ross-on-Wye’s Community Hospital, which uses its money to buy vital equipment that cannot be afforded on the NHS alone.

Commercial Director, Imogen Heath, was delighted to present a cheque of £1150 to Jill Davies, Chair of The Friends, and Rob Little, who the Treasurer of The Friends, on Thursday, April 4th.

All of the five pence coins that customers have been paying for shopping bags have been collected from all of the departments at Ross Labels to contribute to this amount. It was also boosted by a fashion show in June, 2018, which raised funds through ticket sales, donations, and a raffle.

Imogen told the Ross Gazette: “A big thank you to everybody who has donated money. It is amazing to not only have helped an important charity, but a local charity that helps all of the people who work and spend time at Ross Labels, as well as the wider community.”

The money was also raised through donation pots by each till where customers could donate.

Jill told the Ross Gazette: “Thank you to all of the staff at Labels and to all of the people who shop here and have made a donation. We are very grateful. This money will go towards vital equipment for the Community Hospital and benefit the community in and around Ross-on-Wye.”See this week’s paper for more stories like this, available in shops and as a Digital Edition now.