Rosie donates egg sales cash to buy generators for Ukraine hospitals

Eight-year-old Rosie Morrison from Ardvourlie on North Harris in the Outer Hebrides wanted to raise funds to help Ukraine and decided to donate all the cash made from selling her hens eggs.

Boom in egg sales

The kind-hearted girl normally sells the eggs for £2 per half dozen via an honesty box at the end of their driveway, but since word has spread that she is raising money for Ukraine, egg sales have rocketed.

Rosie’s mother, Cristina McAvoy, said they have raised over £450 so far and donations have started coming in even without any eggs being purchased.

Cristina said: “Rosie has a real passion for hens and has around 50 in total, half of which are currently laying eggs. She likes to rear them herself, hatching chicks from eggs in incubators, and has won rosettes in the past at shows.

Hensylvania

“Four years ago, an otter attack killed all the hens so we had to restock and now Rosie has grown very attached to them. She even calls their chicken coop Hensylvania, and the hens have different houses called Bluebell cottage, Brahma bungalow, Cluckleberry Inn and Bantams Bothy.”

Rosie rears different breeds of birds namely Rhode Island Red, Golden Partridge Brahmas, Polish Bantams, Silkies, Bluebells, Marans and Scots Dumpies.

Honesty box

Every week, Rosie sells up to 200 eggs to local people that stop to buy them from the honesty box.

Cristina said: “We normally sell the eggs for £2 for 6 and put the funds back into their keep and upgrade their coops. With all that is going on in Ukraine, Rosie wanted to save her pennies for the Ukrainians as the chicken coops are all in good nick and we don’t need any more hens!

“Customers have heard what she is doing and are leaving bigger donations for the eggs. Now we are averaging £7.33 for 6 eggs. However, people that are not buying eggs are also sending donations via PayPal to help raise more funds.”

Transporting orphans to safety

With her mother’s help, Rosie found a Scottish guy who is working in Ukraine helping transport orphans to safety.

Cristina said: “That man is also helping to buy generators for the hospitals as some of them have no power. We have already sent money to buy a generator and will keep on raising money throughout April and perhaps May to help Ukraine.”

Before she ventured out to make the daily egg collection, a very proud Rosie said she thanks all the people who are buying eggs and making donations.

If anyone would like to donate to Rosie’s efforts, the PayPal address is windsweptstina@aol.com.