THE family of a blind Dunstable toddler who has been given a chance to see with a pioneering operation have been overwhelmed by the response to their fundraising appeal.
Two-year-old Brooke Chilton, of Norfolk Road, has optic nerve hyperplasia, and her only chance of being able to see is with stem cell treatment currently only available in China.
The family raised £926 at Asda in Bletchley, Milton Keynes, at the weekend.
This takes the total they have raised to nearly £7,000.
Brooke’s grandmother Dee Turner, of Woburn Road, Hockliffe, said: “We want to say a big thank you to everyone who donated.”
The family are currently looking for people to take part in a golf day on September 22 at Caddington Golf Club. Tickets are £45 and include breakfast, golf and a presentation meal at The Highwayman pub in Dunstable – contact Dee on 07940 580139.
An online donation site has now been set up at www.gofundme.com/zy0do
Or cheques made out to Brooke Chilton can be sent to Sally Murrer, MK Citizen, Auckland Park, Bletchley MK1 1BU