Agency's travel boost; Picture special.STAFF at a Huddersfield travel agency have given a boost to a charity. The Co-op Travel office in Marsh raised pounds 1,339 for the Neurofibromatosis Neurofibromatosis Definition Neurofibromatosis (NF), or von Recklinghausen disease, is a genetic disease in which patients develop multiple soft tumors (neurofibromas). These tumors occur under the skin and throughout the nervous system. Association, which helps research into a disease similar to cystic fibrosis cystic fibrosis (sĭs`tĭk fībrō`sĭs), inherited disorder of the exocrine glands (see gland), affecting children and young people; median survival is 25 years in females and 30 years in males. . Shop spokesman Keeley Byford said they had chosen the charity because a colleague's daughter had the condition. Staff raised the money through raffles, a shopping trip to London and a three-legged pub crawl. CAPTION(S): FUNDRAISERS: With the cheque are (from left) Keeley Byford, Paddy Pullen, Liz Bradwell-Harper and Heather Miljevic (PC270109Dcheque) |
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