Grinch on a bus helps raise over £2,300 for Lerwick charity shop

Bus operator R Robertson and Son raised more than £2,300 for Cancer Research UK after a festive fundraiser that ran across multiple buses; the total was handed to the charity shop in Lerwick.

R Robertson and Son handed over more than £2,300 to the Cancer Research UK shop in Lerwick after a Christmas fundraising drive. The company had set a £500 target but exceeded it. The event began as a one-day collection and expanded into a multi-day campaign across several buses. Drivers in festive costume, including a Santa and a Grinch character, helped collect donations and hand out raffle tickets. Fundraiser details: - The firm collected over £2,300 and presented the total to the Lerwick Cancer Research UK shop. - The original fundraising target was £500. - The campaign grew from a single-day idea into what staff described as the "12 buses of Christmas," running for nearly two weeks. - Donors received raffle tickets; daily winners received a £25 Tesco voucher and an overall prize was a £100 Amazon voucher. - Alex Johnson, the firm's operations manager, described being surprised by passenger generosity and said children enjoyed the event. - Dianne Gear, manager of the Lerwick shop, said she was amazed by the amount raised. Summary: The campaign raised significantly more than its initial goal and the funds were handed to the local Cancer Research UK shop. R Robertson and Son reported they were already thinking of running a similar fundraiser again this year.