Jenson holds the key to raising lots of cash for our wonderful NHS
Date published: 29 April 2020
Jenson Bork has been busy making and then selling his key rings
Seven-year-old Jenson Bork is another super fund-raiser who is going above and beyond in a bid to say his personal 'thank you' to our wonderful NHS.
Now living in nearby Bacup and a pupil at St John's and St Michael's Primary School, Jenson was born at the Royal Oldham Hospital.
The NHS holds a very special in Jenson's family's hearts as they saved his life when he was a baby.
Jenson was born 10 weeks early and diagnosed with septo optic dysplasia.
He is also visually impaired.
That hasn't stopped him coming up with the idea of making lots and lots of keyrings at home, with the aim of selling and subsequently handing the cash raised over to the NHS.
His family set up a GoFundMe page and Jenson's initial £100 target has already been well and truly smashed.
He is now up to around £400, and counting!
Jenson's mum Romanii Fitton said: "We're all so, so proud of Jenson.
"He's always asked about the story of what happened to him in the hospital when he was born.
"When we spoke recently about the NHS being in crisis as it is, he came up with this great fund-raising idea.
"Pride of Britain have picked up on it, and so we're hoping he can go on and raise much more money for our fantastic NHS."
You can donate to Jenson's GoFundMe page here
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