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Ms Gall said Skipton IGA was also planning to make a raffle prize donation, although she did not yet know what it is going to be.<\/p>\n
“But the quilt is going to be the major prize this year,” she said.<\/p>\n
There will be separate draws for each of the separate prizes.<\/p>\n
Ms Gall said ticket sales started early this year, beginning the day after the craft group handed over the quilt, and estimated that about “a book and a half” had already sold.<\/p>\n
She said she ran the Pink Up Linton month because she had had family members and a close friend who had battled breast cancer.<\/p>\n
Ms Gall said anyone would be welcome to get involved in the campaign by wearing something pink during October.<\/p>\n
“We wear pink at work the whole month of October, and we’ve got a new lady friend this year \u2013 we’ve got a mannequin in the shop, all done in pink,” she said.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"
LINTON locals who buy tickets in October’s Pink Up Linton campaign will be in the running for various prizes, the major one a newly-donated quilt. The queen-size cotton quilt has been made by the Linton Craft Group and was created enthusiastically after an approach by Linton Takeaway owner Cristine Gall. Craft group secretary Janet Pathe […]<\/p>\n