THE family of a Cudworth youngster who died of meningitis will present a £15,000 cheque to charity next week.
Eighteen-month-old Mia Barton Bright died just three hours after the telltale rash appeared on March 8 last year and parents Becky and Matt’s story led to a series of fundraising events being organised to raise awareness of the deadly virus and charity Meningitis Now.
Since Mia’s death, sponsored walks and skydives have been undertaken by the couple, their family and friends and now Becky and Matt, of Bretton View, are hosting a masquerade ball at the Fairway Hotel, Dodworth, next Saturday.
“It never gets any easier,” Becky told the Chronicle. “It’s been ten months since we lost Mia but it’s amazing how it’s brought the local community together.”
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