Walton family add £35,000 to charity pot after double success at fundraisers

A family who have been tirelessly fundraising for The Sick Children’s Trust for several years have raised a further £35,000 after hosting two charity balls in Chesterfield.

Marcus and Laura Leverton, from Walton, have raised a grand total of £162,000 for The Sick Children’s Trust to thank the charity for supporting them with free ‘Home from Home’ accommodation when their son, Harry, was seriously ill at 18 months old.

Harry, now nine years old, was rushed to Sheffield Children’s Hospital as a baby after contracting three viral infections, which shut down his airways, caused a bowel perforation and blood poisoning. He had to undergo emergency surgery and was in intensive care and put on a life-support machine. While he recovered in hospital, The Sick Children’s Trust supported his parents at its ‘Home from Home’ Treetop House, minutes from Harry’s bedside.

Ever since, the family have been passionately fundraising for the charity and this year held two charity balls at the Casa Hotel in Chesterfield where guests enjoyed a delicious three course meal, a performance from band ‘Frankie’s Guys’ and a live auction. Dad Marcus, 41, Director at Leverton UK, says:

“Once again both fundraisers were a huge success and our guests were so generous with their support. Everyone had a lot of fun on both evenings but most importantly helped us raise £35,000 for The Sick Children’s Trust, a charity very close to our hearts.

“Every penny we have ever raised for The Sick Children’s Trust is our way of saying thank you for the support Treetop House gave my family when Harry was so poorly all those years ago.