{"id":1313,"date":"2012-01-05T13:50:59","date_gmt":"2012-01-05T13:50:59","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/forcespenpals.net\/p=?1313"},"modified":"2012-01-05T13:50:59","modified_gmt":"2012-01-05T13:50:59","slug":"month-long-charity-drive-raises-money-for-help-for-heroes","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/forcespenpals.net\/gb\/news\/month-long-charity-drive-raises-money-for-help-for-heroes\/","title":{"rendered":"Month-long charity drive raises money for Help for Heroes"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>A shop owner has managed to raise nearly &pound;500 for Help for Heroes thanks to a month-long charity initiative.<\/p>\n<p>Jan Thorpe was delighted after her pledge to donate &pound;1 for every fancy dress costume she hired out collected &pound;470.88, the Peterlee Mail reports.<\/p>\n<p>The 56-year-old also organised a Christmas raffle and far exceeded her goal of between &pound;200 and &pound;300, adding that she was &quot;over the moon&quot; with how the whole endeavour had 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