Woman launches unique way to raise money for Compton Care
A woman has launched a unique way to raise funds for a Black Country-based charity after she underwent chemotherapy and radiotherapy.
Rosemary Malpas, 75, of Wolverhampton, is aiming to raise funds for Compton Care as her hair grows back to normal.
Rosemary has been a volunteer at the charity for 15 years but her work on the main Compton Care reception was put on hold while she underwent her treatment.
She said: "I still want to go back in some capacity eventually when I am allowed to but in the meantime I can do something to support them.
"I know that some people raise funds for charity by having their hair shaved off so I am turning that idea on its head, so to speak.
"I cannot provide any physical help to the hospice so this is my way of making a contribution in another way.
"To raise funds in the current climate is so valuable. I cannot have a coffee morning or anything like that so hopefully people will donate to this fund."
Rosemary began working as a volunteer at the charity when it was known as Compton Hospice after she lost both of her parents to cancer.
The charity came to her aid when her late father was discharged from hospital and needed constant care.
She added: "I went to Compton to seek some advice. They were absolutely wonderful. I just walked in off the street one day and said: ‘Can you help me?’
"I was sobbing my heart out.
"I didn’t know where I could take my father. They put me in touch with a nursing home and helped me to find a place there."
She began volunteering at the charity after it made an appeal for volunteers to help on its reception.
She heard about the charity's plight while listening to a talk at a church.
To donate to her cause, visit www.justgiving.com.