A CHARITY that was featured on Channnel 4’s Secret Millionaire has received a £22,500 grant.
The John Holt Cancer Support Foundation was given the funding by the Morgan Foundation, a Chester-based organisation that gives money to groups that address specific community needs in the north west and in North Wales.
Back in August millionaire plumber Charlie Mullins visited the foundation and has since agreed to become its patron after donating £21,000.
He will help the charity relocate from Fairfield Community House to new premises at Palmyra Square next month. The money from him and the Morgan Foundation will go towards equipment and furnishings at these headquarters.
Chris Holt, the charity’s founder, said: “We are ecstatic to have received the funding, we’ve been doing cartwheels! The Morgan Foundation asked us to develop the charity and what we’ve done is expand the number of volunteers we have and we’ve been pro-active in the way we fundraise.”
The John Holt Foundation provides support for cancer patients and their families and can be found at jhcancerfoundation.org.uk
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