Ayrshire golfers swung into motion and held a fundraising drive to spice up the coffers at an area charity.
The group raised £1,000 from a golf occasion and the proceeds will go to Ayrshire Most cancers Help.
The charity was delighted to welcome the president, assistant district governor and secretary of the Rotary Membership of Prestwick to their new Ayr centre.
They have been introduced with a cheque for £1,000, raised from a Golf AMAM occasion, at Prestwick Golf Membership.
And the money comes on the again of a latest presentation by Nicola George, of Ayrshire Most cancers Help, at a Rotary Membership assembly, which outlined the charity’s plans for his or her new most cancers assist centre.
Rotary members have been eager to financially assist the refurbishment work which must be carried out to create a brand new centre for kids, younger folks and adults affected by most cancers in Ayrshire.
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And Rotary Membership of Prestwick president Stephen Cooper mentioned: “Prestwick Rotary congratulates Ayrshire Most cancers Help for the size of their ambition and imaginative and prescient with this glorious growth on our doorstep.
“We're delighted to contribute £1,000 from our Golf AMAM to their capital construct fundraising marketing campaign and need them each success with the brand new assist centre.”
Nicola George, company and particular person giving lead at Ayrshire Most cancers Help, mentioned: “We thank the members of the Rotary Membership of Prestwick and all who competed of their latest Golf AMAM to boost urgently wanted funds for our capital fundraising enchantment.
“Ayrshire Most cancers Help, while it has a really massive remit and delivers over 23,000 supported appointments via our free affected person transport, counselling and drop-ins in a traditional 12 months, we're a really small staff.
“We have to generate £2,500 every single day, simply to maintain our free providers working – it could be unimaginable to assist so many individuals with out assist from organisations just like the Rotary Membership of Prestwick.
“Now we have to elevate ample funds to undertake main constructing work on the new centre, which can see a bespoke space for kids and younger folks in addition to all of the amenities our present Kilmarnock centre hosts – counselling rooms, a drop-in centre, and remedy rooms.
“We're honoured that the Rotary Membership of Prestwick helps us to Make it Occur!”
If readers are interested by discovering out extra about Ayrshire Most cancers Help’s Make It Occur enchantment and want to fundraise for them, contact (01563) 538008 or electronic mail fundraising@ayrshirecs.org
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