The Rotary Club of
Oban President, Kees van Rein, along with Junior Vice President, Ciorsti Baxter, hand over a cheque for £1000 to the Friends of Oban Hospice stalwarts
Catherine MacKechnie and Mary Black, to assist with postage and printing for
this years Light Up a Life Book of Remembrance. The cheque came from monies raised at the Oban Rotary Club annual Duck Race, organised
earlier this year by Junior Vice President Ciorsti and the Rotary Club
Duck Race Committee.The Friends of Oban
Hospice are the fund raising arm of Oban Hospice Ltd who run the Dove Centre in
Stevenson Street. This is the 17th year that they have participated
in the world wide Light Up a Life event.
This year also sees
a new initiative starting up at the Dove Centre called “Cairdeas” or
“friendship” in Gaelic which will offer befriending and support services for
our Community.
President Kees said
“ The Rotary Club of Oban are very proud to support everything that is done
through the Dove Centre and to help as much as possible to assist the Friends
of Oban Hospice with their huge fundraising efforts. Very well done to all
concerned it’s a fantastic thing you do". We look forward to hearing how the new Cairdeas
Initiative is progressing.
