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Mulberry sample sale bags Jessie May over £18,000

South West charity Jessie May has benefitted from a donation of over £18,000 after designer handbag brand Mulberry supported the cause with an exclusive sample sale event in London.

The pop-up handbag sale saw thousands of people flock to South Molton Lane to bag a bargain and Jessie May volunteers were on hand to man the cloak room and collect donations over the five-day event.

Jessie May Head of Fundraising, Julian Withers, said: “It is absolutely wonderful that Mulberry have chosen to support us and have allowed us to receive donations from their event.

“The incredible amount raised will fund one of our Jessie May nurses for six months, providing medical care, support and advice to families of terminally ill children within their own homes.

“Mulberry has supported us as a charity for around a year now and we are so grateful. Generous corporate support like this is vital for us to continue our work.”

Jessie May cares for children with terminal illness within their own homes in Bristol, Bath, South Gloucestershire, North Somerset and Wiltshire. It costs around £1,000,000 to provide this care yearly and as the charity is almost entirely dependent on public support fundraisers like this are essential.

This was posted in Bdaily's Members' News section by Clarke Willmott .