For the love of Brian: Oban boosts MND funds
A Justgiving appeal for Brian MacDonald quickly smashed its total and grew to more than £7,000 now helping MND Scotland keep up its fight against the condition.
A Justgiving appeal for Brian MacDonald quickly smashed its total and grew to more than £7,000 now helping MND Scotland keep up its fight against the condition.
Each year Alba sells a specially chosen range of charity christmas cards where 50p from every pack goes to the charity helping feed over a million children in need, every day, around the world.
Covid survivor James Scott backs social distancing advice as he hands over a £15,500 cheque as a thank you to Lorn & The Islands Hospital staff for helping save his life.
The ‘wonderful contribution’ from the Friends of Oban Hospice fundraising efforts will be a boost to paying running costs of the Dove Centre that, although closed for drop-in sessions during lockdown, is still supporting up to 60 people every week.
Oban Rotary Club handed over £4,000 to Judith Hawcroft, manager of the North Argyll Carers Centre this week.
President Douglas Small said the club would be making a weekly financial donation to Hope Kitchen to help it support the most vulnerable in the community.
Club president Douglas Small handed over the cheque to the festival’s mascot Coolio.
Funds from the Inner Wheel will go towards services supported by the Friends of Oban Hospice.
More than 20 staff at Lorn & Islands Hospital from junior doctors to consultants, nurses to physiotherapists and clerical workers got together as a cast to put on a performance of Peter Pan for one night only at Oban High School in February.
The money gives help to families otherwise struggling to afford the residential trip.