Strathcarron is delighted to thank the Beattie family and all their friends for another year of incredible fundraising and support in 2024.

Kevin and his family have been dedicated to raising money for the Hospice since 2018 when his mum Jane sadly died in Strathcarron.

The family kindly visited us before Christmas to celebrate their 2024, an amazing £6639! The family hosted a race night, ran half marathons and 10Ks, to name just a few of their fundraising activities.

Kevin, who works as an Electrical Engineer Manager and is Supporter Liaison officer at Falkirk Football Club, has now raised over £66,000 for Strathcarron (including gift aid) – an incredible amount in memory of his mum.

Having now stepped down from his role at Falkirk Round Table, Kevin will be taking on a new volunteer role as a Hospice Ambassador across the local area helping to encourage support for Strathcarron Hospice.

Kevin said: “I am really proud and delighted to be asked to be an ambassador for the Hospice.

“When my mum was ill it was such as relief to know the level of care she would receive at the Hospice. It is such a soothing, calm place. It lifted her spirits when she was here, but the inevitable then happened. Between members of the family we stayed with her for a week to be with her until she died.

“I made a decision when she passed away to support Strathcarron, in tribute to the care and support we witnessed from the staff and volunteers. We feel dedicated to fundraise to help.

“When you have been through an experience like this you want to be able to help others. Helping do that keeps my mum’s energy alive and keeps our link with the Hospice.

“Every time I do an event I think of mum - I’m doing them in memory of her. I felt really emotional doing the Kilimanjaro climb event a couple of years ago and more recently the Super Nova run – sometimes the emotion and loss just hits you hard, but she will always be with me.”

He added: “Fundraising is the easy part – it is the people who turn up and support us constantly with our events, we are really grateful to them for their support. It really is a community effort.”

Claire Kennedy, Strathcarron Hospice Corporate Fundraiser, said: “Kevin has been an unwavering support to the Hospice since 2018 and we are continually in awe of what he and his family and friends achieve year on year.

 “We know how passionate Kevin is about the work of the Hospice and helping people to access our services so his new role as a volunteer Ambassador is a great way of spreading the word about Hospice services as well as encouraging fundraising support."

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