posted on 19 March 2008 13:14
by
Belinda
Day 8 - 1.05pm
Councillor Richard Gaughan and Councillor Jill McNally kept their promises and today gave me £20 - for not lighting up for a whole week. Thank you.
The cash has been donated to the British Heart Foundation, which was heavily involved in supporting last week's National No Smoking Day.
I personally handed the cash to the charity's Honiton shop manager a few minutes ago - on the day the shop re-opened after a refit. As a taxpayer, I was able to increase the donation by filling out a simple Gift Aid form.
I am not alone as a new non-smoker. Heidi Radford, manager of Honiton Tourist Information Centre, has joined me. She gave up smoking today and is wearing a patch. I wish her every success. We have already had a good chat about the challenges facing us.