Thursday, November 13, 2008

There are still good people in this world

Three orphaned teenagers who are desperate to give their mother a dignified funeral has plucked at the heartstrings of kind-hearted folk across Peterborough.
A flood of support has swept around the city since The Evening Telegraph revealed how the youngsters are auctioning their possessions, including their three pet dogs, to raise the money they need to bury their mother. Teenagers Troy (17), Rory (15) and Alice (14) have been told they need £2,500 to meet the costs of a funeral for their mother, Jayne McCourt, of Whittlesey, who died at the age of 51 in her sleep almost two weeks ago.
And the youngsters have been told they have just 14 days to find the money to pay for the funeral or their mother, whose body is in Peterborough District Hospital, may have to be buried in a "pauper's grave". The first offer of help was from Peterborough United Football Club manager Darren Ferguson who has offered £2,500 on behalf of the club.

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