Your help sees Hope For Georgia hit £20,000 target

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BROMSGROVE two-year-old Georgia Almquest who has cerebral palsy has had the best early Christmas present she could have hoped for - 20,000 to send her for specialist stem cell treatment.

The organisers of the Hope For Georgia campaign revealed this week that the target amount has now been reached and the toddler will be having the operation in the new year.

The cerebral palsy means Georgia had spastisity in all four of her limbs and cannot hold her head up, sit or crawl. The procedure offers her the only chance she has of being able to walk.

Georgia's mum Natalie told The Standard: "I want to say a massive thank you to everyone who has helped, contributed and organised events - it has been fantastic.

"This has been the best present we could ever have wished for."

She said, when the campaign started, she thought it would take over a year to accumulate the funds, but the 20,000 has been raised in just over two months.

Amanda Naughton, who was the founder of the campaign, said: "I have been absolutely blown away by the compassion of family, friends and the general public, in less that two months we have exceeded our target."

The latest fund-raiser for the Hope for Georgia campaign was a daring skydive undertaken by Gaz Evans and Vicky Wilday, who are friends of Gergia's family.

It took place last Thursday (November 1) at Hinton Sky Diving Centre and raised an incredible 2,000.

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Your help sees Hope For Georgia hit £20,000 target