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Ambulance fund's dressing down pay off

Posted by editor on Aug 01, 2005 - 01:05 AM
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AMBULANCE FUND'S DRESSING DOWN PAY OFF

Shepway Council staff raised Â£210 for the Kent Air Ambulance Trust when they â€˜dressed downâ€™ on Friday (21 July) and paid Â£1 to wear their jeans to work.

The fund-raising effort was organised by benefits officer Dawn Harvey.

â€œI did it because I lost a friend of mine to cancer on July 25 2001 - Bob Coltart, the lead singer of local band The Maroondogs. He was a supporter of the Kent Air Ambulance Trust, made a record to raise money for the Trust and did benefit gigs. So I do this every year around the anniversary of his death to raise money for the charity that he supported, and also as a tribute to him.â€? said Dawn.