Article: Rugby's one woman charity phenomenon; SPOTLIGHT ON THE LOCAL BRANCH OF THE LEUKAEMIA RESEARCH FUND... AND ITS REMARKABLE LEADER.(News)

EVERYONE knows Rugby's calendar lady. Year after year she has been seen standing outside Rugby Parish Church in all weathers for hours, days and weeks at a time selling Christmas cards and calendars for Leukaemia Research.

And when she's not there people want to know why.

Janet Haynes is a one-woman charity phenomenon. Her Rugby branch of the Leukaemia Research Fund celebrates its 21st anniversary next month having raised a staggering pounds 800,000.

And while Janet is the first to say she has had plenty of help over the years, even she has to ...

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