A charity fundraiser at a fish and chip restaurant in Staxton has raised hundreds of pounds for a Multiple Sclerosis charity.
Harpers Fish and Chip restaurant at Staxton raised £450 on behalf of Langtoft man Jon Burch, 32, who is aiming to raise £5000 for the MS Trust by the end of the year.
On October 24 staff at Harpers spent a day handing out raffle tickets to customers whilst 15% of all profits made on the day went to the MS Trust.
A charity meal and quiz also took place in the evening which helped to boost the total.
Jon Burch said: “We raised £450 which was all down to the hard work of the staff at Harpers selling raffle tickets throughout the day and obviously the support from customers and friends that came into the restaurant during the day and supported us for the evening meal.”
So far this year Jon has raised just over £4675 through taking part in and organising a whole host of charity events such as balloon releases, a London to Paris Bike Ride and a 12-hour static bike ride in Scarborough, the Great North Run.
Jon also completed a triathlon for which he learned to swim in just 16 weeks.
The Langtoft man who was inspired to raise cash for the MS Trust by friends who suffer from the disease believes the his fundraising target of £5000 is firmly in sight with more events planned for before Christmas.
Jon said: “We have a couple more fundraising days planned before Christmas so fingers crossed I’ll get well over the £5000 mark.”
Multiple Sclerosis is the most common disease of the central nervous system affecting young adults.
The MS Trust is dedicated to making life better for people living with multiple sclerosis by providing free information to everyone affected by MS and by supporting the health professionals who work with multiple sclerosis
Please help Jon reach his target by visiting www.virginmoneygiving.com/jonburch or contact jdblifestyle@yahoo.co.uk to get details of where to send a cheque.
For more information about the MS Trust visit http://www.mstrust.org.uk/