10-year-old Sophie Frost has raised £120 for the Friends of St Mary’s Hospital by undertaking a sponsored walk.
Yesterday’s walk, which covered just under 11 miles, was in aid of the Friends of St Mary’s Hospital, for which Sophie’s grandmother, Rita Warren, volunteers in the hospital’s foyer shop/café every Friday.
A pupil of Newchurch Primary School, Sophie took advantage of the school’s staff development day to do the walk which lasted around 4 hours. She walked from her home in Lake to the hospital in Newport, via the cycle track, accompanied by her grandfather, Peter Warren.
Sophie explains:
“I wanted to help the hospital in some way – I remember how they helped me when I broke my arm.
Peter estimates that Sophie has raised around £120 for her efforts.
Working at the hospital is very much a family affair; Sophie’s mother, Cathy Frost, is a patient transport driver and father Christopher Frost is the hospital’s Service Improvement Manager.
Lesley Myland, chairman of the Friends, said:
“I am really touched by what Sophie has done for us. She is a courageous and thoughtful young lady – probably our youngest fund-raiser ever. We will make sure that what she has raised will be used for something of which she will approve.”
