{"id":2422,"date":"2013-09-25T17:14:55","date_gmt":"2013-09-25T17:14:55","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/forcespenpals.net\/p=?2422"},"modified":"2013-09-25T17:14:55","modified_gmt":"2013-09-25T17:14:55","slug":"trio-of-fundraisers-generate-260-in-one-day","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/forcespenpals.net\/gb\/news\/trio-of-fundraisers-generate-260-in-one-day\/","title":{"rendered":"Trio of fundraisers generate \u00a3260 in one day"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>Some &pound;260&nbsp;was raised for Help for Heroes when three supporters of the charity spent a day in a Tesco store recently.<\/p>\n<p>Peter and Margaret Masters were joined by Margaret Drysdale in the Station Approach store in Bridlington for a day of fundraising, reports the Bridlington Free Press.<\/p>\n<p>They sold wristbands and collected donations from shoppers who wanted to do their bit for the military charity.<\/p>\n<p>Mr Masters explained: &quot;Everyone we talked to on the day were more than generous. I think they feel that they need to support our guys. We can't grumble, we were so grateful.&quot;<\/p>\n<p>Help for Heroes carries out an annual weekend of fundraising in a bid to raise the cash required to support its operations, which include aiding the recovery of injured ex-servicemen and women.<\/p>\n<p>Mr and Mrs Masters had a particularly strong desire to help out, as their son Aaron, 24, has been on tours of Afghanistan and Iraq with the army air corps.<img decoding=\"async\" alt=\"ADNFCR-2867-ID-801642132-ADNFCR\" src=\"http:\/\/feeds.directnews.co.uk\/feedtrack\/justcopyright.gif?feedid=2867&amp;itemid=801642132\"\/><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>A day of fundraising in Tesco ended with &pound;260 for a good 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