Cakes help eight-year-old girl from Wheelton raise more than £1,000 for Macmillan
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Grace Smith, who attends Withnell Fold Primary School, baked cakes and sold them to family and friends at her Higher Wheelton Home.
She more than doubled her target and raised £1,391 for Macmillan Cancer Support, which supports her uncle, who is battling cancer.
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Hide AdThe eight-year-old said: “I enjoy making cakes so I decided to use my talent to raise money for an illness my uncle has.
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“Last year I did a tea party to raise money for Macmillan and I raised £417.60. This year I wanted to raise £500.
“It went really well and I got even more money this year.
“I baked most of the cakes although some people brought some. There was a bouncy castle which someone had donated, a craft stall with some of my mummy’s friends, The Body Shop stall and a raffle.
“There was also a takeaway cake stall, with cakes made by me. Lots of people have donated prizes for the raffle. I also made bunting for the garden to make it look pretty.”