15 foot snowman erected for charity
13th January
2010
By Scott McCarthy
Snow
- it's a bugger isn't it? It brings the British
transport system to a halt, it encourages
young hoodlums to throw snowballs at passing
cars, and it results in people (usually women
or the elderly) slipping over and injuring
themselves. However, all of that pales into
comparison to the positives it can bring -
namely, the construction by a group of Burgess
Hillians of a 15 foot 2 inches tall snowman.
Lewis
Trower, Luke Hillwood and Neil Maunick began
the task as three friends merely attempting
to construct a ridiculously big snowman. Interest
in the project soon grew though, and it eventually
snowballed into a charity event that saw 14
other people join in over the six-day period
to complete the beast.
Those
wanting to help construct the snowman were
asked to donate £1 for the honour of
helping with the task, with all money raised
going to the St Peter and St James' Hospice
at Wivelsfield.
As
of January 13th, £181 had been gathered
in the appeal; with the organisers hoping
that £250 in total will be raised by
the residents of Burgess Hill in appreciation
of the construction of what is probably the
biggest snowman in the towns history.
For those wishing
to donate to the cause, you can do so on-line
via: http://www.justgiving.com/project-snowman2010.
There is also a Facebook group about the construction,
available at: http://www.facebook.com/?ref=logo#/group.php?v=info&gid=277161347872
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