An Ilkeston store raised £750 in aid of the British Heart Foundation (BHF), by holding an Elvis night on Tuesday April 1.
Staff at Midlands Co-op Department store on the Market Place, Ilkeston, went the extra mile to fundraise for their new staff-elected charity, organising many fundraising events this Spring.
The Elvis Night, held at the Royal Regency Suite, Ilkest
on, cost £5 to enter and included a special games package, a tribute to the King and a quiz.
Store manager Dave Elliott said: "This event was very successful and very enjoyable, everyone seemed to have had a good time.
"We are delighted with the amount raised as it goes a long way towards our £1,500 target to fund a defibrillator.
"We would particularly like to thank Midlands Co-op's Member Relations' team for their support and our vocalist for the night, Mr Mal Vincent, he was a fantastic compere; a big thank you to everyone who attended the evening, we could not have done it without their support."
Every two minutes someone in the UK has a heart attack and there are more than 2.6 million people now living with heart disease – a long term and debilitating condition.
Staff also challenged themselves to a sponsored exercise bike ride on Saturday 5 April which lasted over eight hours and raised £1,500 for BHF.
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