Ava Rooney AN eight-year-old girl has raised a staggering £690 for a cancer charity through cake sales. Ava Rooney of Brandon, near Durham, was prompted to raise funds for Macmillan Cancer Support after she had found out her nana Mags was diagnosed with lung cancer. Mum Carol Rooney said. “Ava has had a pretty tough time. Her grandad suffered two strokes during lockdown and then just after Christmas we got the devastating diagnosis that my mother-in-law, Nana Mags, had lung cancer. “Ava said she wanted to do something to help and decided to make to make some Easter egg cheese cakes and sell them locally. She made £40.