http://www.dorsetecho.co.uk/news/4827822.Fiona_sells_shoes_on_eBay_for_char
ity/
Fiona sells shoes on eBay for charity
12:00pm Friday 1st January 2010
By James Tourgout =BB
FUNDRAISER Fiona Murphy is kick-starting her campaign to raise money for ME
sufferers by holding a shoe auction.
She is selling off a collection of shoes on the eBay website in aid of the
Dorset ME Support Group.
Fiona, aged 41, from Weymouth, is auctioning off her old shoes as she also
has spinal stenosis =96 a narrowing of parts of the spine =96 and cannot wear
high heels.
Fiona said: =93I cannot walk long distances and go shopping.
=93I love shoes like most girls and buy a lot on eBay.
=93I wanted to help the Dorset ME support group as they have helped me a lot.
=93So I came up with the idea of a shoe auction and asked celebrities and
local businesses for a donation.
=93Mark & Spencer in Weymouth have donated a new pair.
=93South Dorset MP Jim Knight is donating a pair and I have a signed photos
of Philip Schofield and Holly Willoughby from ITV1=92s This Morning
programme.=94
Sufferers of Myalgic Encephalomyelitis (ME) debilitating symptoms such as
as severe and disabling fatigue after any activity.
Other symptoms can include muscle pain, joint pain, disturbed sleep,
headaches and poor memory.
Fiona aims to auction about 15 pairs of shoes and hasn=92t set a figure on
how much she hopes to raise.
She said: =93I am trying to raise as much money as I can as this is one of
the only ways I can fund raise.=94
Anyone who wants to contact Fiona should e-mail fifimurphy@hotmail.co.uk.
The auction site can be found at www.ebay.co.uk by entering Fiona=92s code =96
fifimurp89 =96 in the search section.
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