Published: Thursday, 1st May, 2008 18:00
Youngsters show how to have fun and raise funds
By Annabel Williams
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A great effort: From the left, Natalie Tery, aged 15, Anne-Marie Phillips, manager of Caversham's Oxfam shop, Jo Patching, from Cancer Research and 12-year-old Crystal Kelly.
YOUNG fundraisers in Caversham and Emmer Green have handed over the fruits of their labour to two deserving causes.
Members of Amersham Road and Emmer Green youth and community centres held a variety of events over the last 12 months, including a table top fair, a funday and a face-painting session, collecting £85 for both Oxfam and Cancer Research.
Councillor Pete Ruhemann, Reading Borough Council’s children’s services leader, said: 'This is a great effort.
“These young people are setting an excellent example to their peers – and for their elders.”
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