simon mitchell , 44 , stole the expensive equipment from donna 's dream house , a charity for terminally ill children based in blackpool , lancashire .
following a three year investigation the volunteer worker admitted stealing a laptop and tomtom satnav from the charity - despite the fact he was meant to be helping the charity by raising its profile following years .
mitchell had been given the laptop and a phone to use by the dream house when he left the charity .
he pleaded guilty to two counts of theft at preston crown court where he was due to stand trial .