Former Arsenal and Scotland goalkeeper Bob Wilson is calling on people to donate their pre-loved items to a charity which organises special days for seriously-ill young adults.
Former Arsenal and Scotland goalkeeper Bob Wilson is calling on people to donate their pre-loved items to a charity which organises special days for seriously-ill young adults.
Bob and wife Megs popped into the Willow shop in Shephall as part of a whistlestop tour of the Herts-based charity’s chain which has set itself a target of raising £100,000 in retail sales by Christmas.
Bob, the charity’s president, said: “Now that Willow has a high street presence, the charity has experienced an increase in applications from seriously ill young adults and we want to make every one of them a reality.
“To reach this goal we need the local community to continue to shop in our stores as well as donate to Willow. Every bag really will make a difference.”
The Wilsons founded the charity in 1999 in memory of their cancer patient daughter Anna, who was only 31 when she died.
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