CHILDREN with brain tumours and other life-threatening conditions are set to have a happier time in hospital thanks to the fundraising efforts of students at Darlington College.
Students on a BTEC level three course came together to raise money in the name of Rosa Johnson, who is being treated for leukaemia.
Rosa and her family, from Bishop Middleham, in County Durham, have been regular visitors to the Royal Victoria Infirmary (RVI) in Newcastle since she was diagnosed at the age of two last November.
Her mum Danielle is a business development adviser at Darlington College and when the students heard about Rosa they decided to raise money to support children’s causes with which the family are involved.
Fourteen students, supported by their tutor Gill Raw, took part in a sponsored Princess Parade walk from the college to Archers ice cream parlour at Walworth and raffled off hampers and other prizes in the town centre.
They raised £1,300, most of which has been used to buy sensory toys for the children’s oncology ward at the RVI.
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