One in a MILLION!
This week, we’re recognising the amazing work of Lois Cook, nine, and Lily Davies, seven, from Dunoon. Lois’ mum Susan, wrote to say…
Doing yet another fling along to the piper, Lois and Lily were cheering everyone up with their highland dancing.
They’d been doing it ever since they were four and absolutely loved it.
As best friends, they were always dancing together around town.
Then, when coronavirus hit, our local community hall and kitchen asked them to give a helping hand.
‘Would you like to do it?’ we asked them, and sure enough they said yes.
Arriving at the sheltered accommodation, volunteers at Burgh Hall Dunoon Community Kitchen handed the residents some food, whilst the girls got ready.
Standing two metres apart, they performed their spectacle with a live piper helping them.
The residents loved it so much that the hall asked them to keep coming back every week to perform.
So, every Friday for ten weeks, they visited five different accommodations, each time putting on a show.
The locals loved it and the crowds got bigger.
But they didn’t just go to accommodations.
One Thursday evening, they stood in the hospital car park and danced to the Clap for Careers. And they even put on a show for a 99-year-old lady on her birthday.
When they heard the lady would be spending the day alone, they turned up with balloons, cake and performed from a distance.
Seeing the lady’s face light up was an unforgettable moment.
During this incredibly lonely and difficult time, the girls helped make our community smile again.
Sun or rain, they were outside doing their flings.
And to support the community kitchen, they raised £1,125 by setting up a fundraising page.
That money has now been used to make hundreds of two course meals for those desperately in need.
Our girls are so incredibly kind, and will keep doing what they can to cheer people up.
By doing something they love, they get to give back to their community.
Burgh Hall have now put a video together of the girls and it’s truly remarkable seeing the smiles within the audience.
Coronavirus brought sadness to many, but our girls are hoping to change that, one dance at a time.