Packing in the cash for charity - thanks to Brownies and Rotary Club

BROWNIES and a Rotary club have joined forces for the second time to complete a supermarket bag pack for charity. 

The two groups in Barnard Castle helped shoppers in Morrisons supermarket, in the town, pack their groceries into bags in exchange for a donation last Friday.

Rotary’s portion of the latest charity drive will go toward buying MRI scanners for Darlington and Bishop Auckland hospitals.

The hospitals need to raise £2.5million for the scanners while the government will provide £1.5million.

Debbie Brown, of Barnard Castle Brownies, said the cash they raise will go towards sending the girls on an international camp in Helmsley.

She said: “We want to get as many as possible to the camp”.

David Yeadon, from Barnard Castle Rotary, said: “In the space of 3.5 hours, we collected £368.33, one supermarket token, and part of a sim card. Thanks go to our Rotarian collecting team and thanks too to the Guides and Brownies.”