Danny's Shrewsbury toy shop trolley dash for hospice
A boy has donated more than £500 worth of toys to a children's charity in Shropshire after taking part in a trolley dash.
Danny Earney raced around Pride Hill Shopping Centre, in Shrewsbury, in aid of Hope House Children's Hospice.
The 10-year-old Wilfred Owen Primary School pupil managed to fill his trolley with £550 worth of toys in just 60 seconds.
He was invited to take part in the challenge at The Entertainer toy shop to celebrate its first day of trade
Cheering him on were his family, representatives of Hope House and children's character Water Hazard, from Ben 10.
The youngster from Monkmoor, in Shrewsbury, donated the toys to Hope House in Oswestry where his eight-year-old Thomas, is a regular visitor.
Thomas, a pupil at Severndale special school in Monkmoor, attends the hospice for respite care and Danny has been helped by the hospice's sibling support service.
He suffers with a rare life-threatening epilepsy, Lennox-Gastaut Syndrome, as well as autism, epilepsy, learning difficulties and ADHD.
His mother and father, Sharon and David, also have two other sons, Max who is three and has speech delay and autism traits, and baby Leo, who is 22 months and was delivered 10 weeks early to save Sharon's life after she lost too much blood.
Danny, who also suffers with Asperger's and ADHD, is used to helping his mum and dad, Sharon and David, and the trolley dash was a thank you to them. He set off at 8am on Saturday and was helped by sales assistant Jack Berrey.
He said: "I like Dr Who and I managed to get some Dr Who toys. It was a lot of fun. I'll be able to tell all my friends about it."
Mum Sue said: "It was brilliant. We're really grateful to The Entertainer for giving us the chance to do this. Hope House has been wonderful over the years and it's been great to be able to do this for them."
Support worker Mary Leighton said: "I've loved being here myself because I've never seen a trolley dash before and Danny has managed to get so many toys for the hospice.
"We have to rely on donations which are vital for us and it's important to be able to take toys and games with us when we go out to visit the siblings because it's a way of making contact."
