A North West building society has announced it has raised over £10,000 for a Preston-based charity.
Furness Building Society helped raise £10,198.33 to Rosemere Cancer Foundation this month.
The donation is from both the Building Society’s funds and the collective total savings over the past twelve months by customers, through a rainy day savings account.
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By choosing to link their Community Account to the Rosemere Cancer Foundation, the Preston-based charity is one of the local account holders that customers can opt to support.
Kate Bethell, who is manager of Preston’s city centre branch on Fishergate, said: “We’re delighted to continue to support Rosemere Cancer Foundation through our Community Account.
“We are part of the same Lancashire and South Cumbria community served so well by Rosemere Cancer Foundation, and we hope this payment can help it continue its great work.”
Over the past 15 years, since Furness Building Society launched its Community Account, they have raised over £300,000 to Rosemere Cancer Foundation, who operate in and around Royal Preston Hospital in Fulwood.
Sue Swire, fundraising manager for Rosemere Cancer Foundation, said: “We are immensely grateful to Furness Building Society for its continued support. A donation of this size for a charity of our size is immense.
“Thank you to all Furness Community Account holders, who have their accounts linked to us. You have helped and are continuing to help thousands of local cancer patients have an improved treatment journey.”
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