SHE'S so kind that she dips into her own pension to pay for her charity events.
But mammoth-hearted grandma Julie Scarborough says she doesn't mind as all she ever wanted to do in life is help people.
The 73-year-old, from Widley, Portsmouth, is celebrating yet again after raising hundreds of pounds for needy causes.
The grand
mother-of-15 has opened up her house during the school holidays and turned it into a children's wonderland.
Her garden has become a teddy bears' picnic and children's games kit out her living room.
Her latest fund-raising mission will raise more than £300 for Naomi House, a hospice for terminally-ill children near Winchester.
All the food, prizes and games have been funded from her own pocket.
'I don't like taking money that other people have given for a good cause,' said Mrs Scarborough, of The Crest.
'I just use my pension fund to pay for it all. I don't mind because it helps people who are worse off than me. It's become a way of life for me now.
'Every time I go to Tesco people are coming up to me asking what I am doing next!'
Over the past 15 years the retired teacher has raised more than £250,000 for charity, including the Portsmouth Hospitals' Rocky Appeal and Rowans Hospice in Purbrook.
Every year Mrs Scarborough lays on a host of fund-raising events at her home, including book sales, jumble sales, marathon coffee sessions and even a sponsored silence.
'My house is always so busy they call it the jumble sale,' said Mrs Scarborough, who used to work at St Paul's Primary School in Paulsgrove.
'I got the fund-raising bug as a child. I was standing on the street shaking a tin at the age of three raising money for the Red Cross.
'I just don't like to see people unhappy.
'Naomi House is a very worthwhile cause. All those children are never going to get better. But it's a lovely feeling for the children to be together there.'
- The fun fortnight continues this week from 10.30am to 5pm today and tomorrow with children's games.
On Thursday, Friday and Saturday, from 2.30pm to 5pm, fancy dress, pass the parcel and a teddy bears' picnic will be on at the house at 9 The Crest, Widley. Entry is £1 and each child gets a free balloon. For more information on Naomi House log on to www.naomihouse.org.uk
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