Boy’s missing honesty box sparks £1,325 fundraiser for Mountain Rescue Teams
More than £1000 has been raised for mountain rescue teams after a young boy’s honesty tuck box went missing.
11-year-old Rowan set up an honesty tuck box near Stonehaugh for Montane Spine Race runners, who are raising cash for Northumberland National Park and North of Tyne Mountain Rescue Teams.
However, Rowan was left disappointed after the box went missing. In a bid to replace the funds that were lost, a fundraiser was launched and now £1325 has been collected which will be split between the two teams.
On Sunday, February 8, Rowan and his parents went along to a Mountain Rescue training exercise at Thrunton Woods near Rothbury, where he was presented with a certificate for his hard work.
In a post to Facebook, North of Tyne Mountain Rescue Team said: "Thank you so much, Rowan – what an amazing effort and a fantastic show of support for mountain rescue. We’re hugely grateful.”