Laura puts best foot forward for hospice
Podium finish in race
An East Kilbride teacher got on her marks to help raise cash for St Andrew’s Hospice – and finished on the podium.
Laura Mooney from Hunter Primary School was second female finisher in a time of 24 minutes 32 seconds at the annual Lanarkshire schools’ 6K road race and fun run held at Strathclyde Park.
The Calderwood teacher joined over 1600 pupils and staff from across 36 North and South Lanarkshire secondary schools at the popular event.
The pre-race entertainment was provided by Capital Scotland’s Des Clarke, DJ David Cluckie, cheerleaders from St John Ogilvie High School and the Pamela Logan School of Dance.
Head of fundraising John Brady said: “Thank you to each and every one of the pupils, teachers and staff for an amazing show of support.
“The tremendous turnout not only demonstrates the extraordinary support for Lanarkshire’s only specialist hospice but shows just how special the school communities of Lanarkshire truly are.
“The young people and staff are an absolute credit to themselves, their families and their schools.
“The success of this event would not have been possible without the fantastic support of our event sponsor IHE Stainless Ltd, Strathclyde Park, our volunteers and the many others who gave their time on the day.
“We would like to thank all the schools who attended and hope that they had a fantastic time.”
He added: “Our fundraising team has to raise £88,000 every week to deliver care services to patients and their families from North and South Lanarkshire and we couldn’t continue to do this without the terrific support of our school communities who continue to attend our events and give generously to St Andrew’s Hospice.”