A huge congratulations to the team at SuperValu Fruitfield, Richhill who went to great heights to raise money for local charity Action Cancer.
After months of anticipation, plus weather-related reschedules, the seven brave adventurers took to the skies and completed a sky dive, so far raising an incredible £11,500, thanks to the support of customers, family, friends, and colleagues.
Philip Woods, owner of SuperValu Fruitfield, said: “I am extremely proud of the store team – they are very passionate about supporting our charity partner Action Cancer and raising as much money as possible to help keep the Big Bus on the road. To have reached £11,500 is nothing short of amazing so a very well done to Kirsty, Kate, Chris, Lucy, Colleen, Tom, and Shay. And a special mention to Jamie, who had to postpone his jump due to an injury but will be taking to the skies as soon as he can.”
Mark Jones, Action Cancer’s corporate partnership executive visited the sky divers, and added: “This really was a fantastic achievement from the fearless team and the money raised will enable us to deliver lifesaving appointments including breast screening, skin cancer detection assessments and health checks to communities across Northern Ireland. Our heartfelt thanks go to everyone who supported for their generosity.”
Ready for their sky dive are, left to right, Tom Wilson, Chris Brown, Kate Black, Colleen McCann, Kirsty Thomson, Lucy Ritchie, and Shay Kelly. (Missing from photo is Jamie Ingram).
SuperValu has been supporting Action Cancer since 2001 and has raised £4 million to date to help keep the charity’s mobile detection unit the Big Bus on the road, visiting up to 200 communities across Northern Ireland every year.
It is the only charity in the UK that offers free breast screening to women outside of NHS screening age (40-49 and over 70). Each breast screening and skin cancer detection appointment is free to the user but costs Action Cancer £120. Health checks cost £50.
