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Lara puts laptop on hold and gives cash to the Philippines

A NEW laptop will have to wait for one girl, as she donates her money to disaster relief in the Philippines.

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A NEW laptop will have to wait for one girl, as she donates her money to disaster relief in the Philippines.

Lara Norman, nine, had been saving for a new laptop and cleared her room of unwanted items to go towards the fund. But, when she saw news of the humanitarian disaster unfolding in the aftermath of Typhoon Haiyan, she decided the money could be put to better use.

'When I heard about the typhoon I thought the children there needed the money more than me. Hopefully, they can get shelters and medicine and start their life again.'

Goods were sold in her father's store, Freedom Surf Shop, and she has been raising between £10 and £15 a week.

'I had a couple of piles of DVDs and bits and pieces. All were 20p or 30p each and I usually come down late Saturday afternoons to help out. It makes me happy to help.'

Her father, Pete Norman, said people had been impressed by Lara's effort. 'It turns a lot of heads, people think it is so sweet. Children are coming in and buying things with their pocket money.'

As for Lara, while a new laptop will have to wait, she is able to use an old one given to her by her sister.

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