MORE than 75 women will wear onesies for a midnight walk across the Humber Bridge in memory of Shannon Davis.
Friends and family of 17-year-old Shannon – who lost her two-and-a-half- year battle with cancer in November – will take part in the moonlit walk on January 5.
They want more women to join them, as well as sponsors to help raise money for Sheffield Children's Hospital, where Shannon was treated.
Organiser Lisa Brighton, 40, from Immingham, said: "Shannon was such a fighter and it was a shock to the whole community when she died.
"My son, Jack, was treated for a food intolerance at Sheffield Children's Hospital for four years when he was younger and the care he received was amazing. I know they were fantastic with Shannon, too. I've done a bit of fundraising before so I decided to organise the walk to do something in her memory.
"I hope we can get 100 ladies taking part and raise as much money as possible."
The fundraising will begin at Immingham's County Hotel at 7pm on January 5, with fun and refreshments until 9pm, when the ladies will walk to the nearby Bluestone pub, in Immingham.
Transportation, which has been donated by MG Coaches and Goldwing Coaches, will then take the ladies to the Hull side of the Humber Bridge, ready for them to walk back to Barton.
Mum-of-two Lisa, who works in a bookshop, added: "I'm going to be wearing my onesie and it's bound to be freezing but that's all part of the challenge!"
Also taking part will be mum-of-two Tricia Fernandez, from Immingham, who works as a receptionist at a local taxi firm.
She said: "Shannon was known by everybody in the town and I know she would have loved to have taken part in the walk if she was still with us.
"The event was all Lisa's idea but she's already had loads of support and we're really looking forward to taking part."
Shannon, from Immingham, beat acute myeloid leukaemia last year thanks to a groundbreaking new drug, but the cancer later returned and she was told it was terminal.
She spent the last few months making the most of the time she had left and celebrated her 18th birthday early with family and friends before she passed away on November 14.
Get involved
If you would like to take part in the walk, head to the Bluestone pub, in Bluestone Lane, Immingham, where you can pick up a sponsorship form and pay the £5 entry fee. To sponsor Lisa, visit www.justgiving.co.uk/lisabrighton
