A REDDITCH schoolboy raised more than £1,000 for charity during his summer holiday.
Ronnie Webb, aged eight, had been wanting to raise cash for Macmillan for a long time and at the start of his summer break, looked at the Macmillan website for fundraising ideas and decided he wanted to organise a coffee morning event to support the charity.
Ronnie emailed Our Lady of Mount Carmel Church and asked if he could use the Parish Hall.
A date was fixed so Ronnie signed himself up on the Macmillan website with a £250 target and sent off for his fundraising pack.
He spent the following weeks advertising his event and was blown away by the support he received from residents.
The hall was packed with people, including a surprise visit from six local councillors, as well as Redditch MP, Chris Bloore, who all congratulated Ronnie on his success.
Ronnie’s Macmillan moneybox was full to bursting by the end and he proudly counted and delivered all the cash – £1,124 – to the bank.
He said: “Thank you to everyone who attended my coffee morning, or donated.
“I really enjoyed it and I could never have imagined how much money I would raise.”
Ronnie’s school is very proud of him and has awarded him with a special Virtue Certificate.
