GOLDEN-hearted staff at an Eastleigh-based insurance company have given a big boost to Southampton's Rose Road Children's Appeal.
The bumper cheque for £5,000 was raised by the Fortis Insurance Charity Committee and was presented during a special assembly at Mordaunt School by chief executive Barry Smith.
The windfall will go towards the £4.75m needed for the new centre being built at Alder-moor for some of the most profoundly disabled children and young adults in Hampshire.
The donation adds to a stream of support from the company, which has continued to back the charity for the past six years.
Last year Fortis Insurance helped to raise more than £5,000 for the appeal through a variety of staff activities and events.
A team of young professionals from the company also volunteered to create a new garden for the children and staff to enjoy at their present site in Rose Road.
Mr Smith said: "I am very proud of the effort made by staff at Fortis Insurance to support such a worthy appeal and am pleased to bring Rose Road closer to their goal."
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