A youth membership has raised £1500 for an East Kilbride-based hospice after internet hosting quite a lot of occasions - together with a fun-filled household day.
East Kilbride Youth Membership (EKYC) went all out for Kilbryde Hospice, which relies within the grounds of the city's Hairmyres Hospital, and supplies look after these with life-limiting sicknesses and their households inside South Lanarkshire.
A Sportsman’s Dinner, which is an everyday occasion, was held in November and a household enjoyable day was organised in June which noticed everybody come collectively.
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In addition they had EK meals financial institution Loaves and Fishes attend on the day and donated items to them.
Alana McLeod from EKYC informed Lanarkshire Stay: "The household enjoyable day was a brand new occasion that the EKYC Girls's Committee organised for our gamers and their households.
"It included numerous bouncy castles, Whole Wipeout, bungee soccer and we charged for beat the goalie and 'dunk the coach' which, as you'll be able to think about, was an amazing success.
"The EKYC govt committee consists our chairman Denny Byrne, treasurer Alex Lawrence after which Mark McCreadie, John Costello, Mark Howarth, Stewart Dunlop and Frank Gill.
"The women committee consists of myself, Michelle McMillan, Donna Anderson, Sarah Stokes, Erica Murtha and Claire McGowan.
"It was an actual joint effort between the committees in addition to the all of the coaches and helpers who devoted their time to creating the day such a smash hit with the kids and generated the cash in direction of the donations."
A Kilbryde Hospice spokesman informed us: “Kilbryde Hospice are very grateful for EKYC’s latest donation of £1500 to the hospice.
"The group raised much-needed funds for the hospice by working two occasions over the previous eight months.
"Artistic fundraising initiatives like these contribute positively to the sense of neighborhood inside South Lanarkshire.
"The funds will assist Kilbryde Hospice proceed to offer assist to these in South Lanarkshire who're affected by life-limiting sicknesses, in addition to their carers.
"We wish to thank the members of EKYC’s girls’s committee and their govt committee for organising these occasions.
"We’d additionally prefer to thank everybody who labored onerous to make sure each had been fulfilling for individuals who attended. We hope everybody loved themselves on each events.”
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