{"id":49756,"date":"2023-03-23T14:03:23","date_gmt":"2023-03-23T14:03:23","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.shefnews.co.uk\/?p=49756"},"modified":"2023-03-23T14:03:23","modified_gmt":"2023-03-23T14:03:23","slug":"mkm-building-supplies-raises-20000-for-the-sick-childrens-trust-charity","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/shefnews.co.uk\/index.php\/2023\/03\/23\/mkm-building-supplies-raises-20000-for-the-sick-childrens-trust-charity\/","title":{"rendered":"Sheffield&#8217;s MKMB builders merchants raises more than \u00a320,000 for The Sick Children\u2019s Trust"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>The Sheffield branch of a national building company has started a fundraiser to raise money for The Sick Children&#8217;s Trust. <\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>MKMB is the largest independent builders merchants in the UK and the Sheffield Parkway branch has been raising money for the charity who provide specialised housing for families with sick children.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>The annual charity fundraiser, which will take place next month, has become inclusive with the company\u2019s ethos to raise awareness of what the charity provides.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>The fundraiser involves online donation where people can donate through a paypal account ran by Sheffield Parkway&#8217;s manager Colin Day, or the donations are accessible on a <a href=\"https:\/\/m.facebook.com\/nt\/screen\/?params=%7B%22fundraiser_id%22%3A2798973890247539%2C%22post_id%22%3A5776573635771039%2C%22source%22%3A%22fundraiser_for_story%22%7D&amp;path=%2Ffundraiser_for_story%2Finfo%2F\">Facebook page<\/a>. <\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>The fundraiser was set up following the death of 12-year-old Lydia Trinder, who was the daughter of a close friend of Sheffield Parkway MKMB&#8217;s manager Colin Day.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-embed aligncenter is-type-rich is-provider-twitter wp-block-embed-twitter\"><div class=\"wp-block-embed__wrapper\">\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\" data-width=\"550\" data-dnt=\"true\"><p lang=\"en\" dir=\"ltr\">As we near the end of our special 40th anniversary year we want to say a big thank you to everyone who has supported our appeal. 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