# Theft from Maggie’s centre meets with rapid influx of donations - Link: https://fundraising.co.uk/2014/07/02/theft-maggies-centre-meets-rapid-influx-donations/ - Published: 2014-07-02T15:35:06+01:00 - Author: Howard Lake Maggie’s cancer centre in Nottingham has been burgled, just hours after it had held a successful fundraising summer fair on Sunday. [Thieves stole cash raised at the fair ](http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-england-nottinghamshire-28094614) plus other donations in a safe, together with computer equipment. In total, the thieves took £6,000. This wasn’t the first time that the charity had been targeted by thieves. [Four computers were stolen](http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-england-nottinghamshire-19379656) from them in August 2012. However, following an appeal by the Nottingham Post, donations of £5,600 including Gift Aid have been received by people keen to help the charity. This includes one donation of £3,000 from a former Nottinghamshire resident who now lives in Japan and who read about the theft online. ## Advertisement Fundraising Manager Laura Grant told the [Nottingham Post](http://www.nottinghampost.com/Maggie-s-fundraisers-overwhelmed-response/story-21312594-detail/story.html): > “We are overwhelmed by the support in the community. It goes towards restoring > faith in human nature at an awful time. On Monday we struggled to make sense of > it but the response has been phenomenal.”  She has set up a [JustGiving page](https://www.justgiving.com/Laura-Grant12/) to enable people to donate to the charity. * **[Mid value fundraising group set up](https://fundraising.co.uk/2014/09/04/mid-value-fundraising-group-set/)**( 4 September 2014) * **[Manchester Dogs Home appeal raises £1 million in 22 hours](https://fundraising.co.uk/2014/09/14/manchester-dogs-home-appeal-raises-1m-22-hours/)**( 14 September 2014) * **[Unicef launches £2 billion appeal to reach children in crisis areas](https://fundraising.co.uk/2015/01/31/unicef-launches-2-billion-appeal-reach-children-crisis-areas/)**( 31 January 2015)