A grand old time at St Brides charity night
£1000 raised for cause close to Siobhan’s heart
A Cambuslang woman has helped raise over £ 1000 for charity after holding a fundraising night.
Siobhan Paterson organised a ladies night event at St Bride’s church, complete with fizz to drink and a showing of the popular film Bridget Jones’s Baby.
The event was in aid of Diabetes UK, and Siobhan picked the charity because her son Andrew was diagnosed with the condition a few years ago.
She was hoping to raise several hundred pounds and was delighted to earn more than that, with a final total of £1050.
She said: “We thought we’d be doing really well with about £ 600, so over £1000 was fantastic.
“Some people had donated before but on the night a lot of people took raffle tickets or made donations.
“It was a fantastic night. The tickets were just £ 3 so having over £ 1000 stunned a lot of people, and we also had people donating who couldn’t make it on the night.
“A lot of the people there know Andrew so that made diabetes seem more real to them, rather than just a condition they’d heard about.
“At the beginning of the night Andrew had recorded a wee message too, and that probably tugged at the heartstrings.”
Although the night was to raise money for a serious cause, the film and the atmosphere meant there was a lot of laughs on the night.
Siobhan added: “The laughter was probably heard down on Cambuslang Main Street and the whole atmosphere was great all night, so people thoroughly enjoyed it.
“There’s already been some talk about other charities that we might help in the future.
“Some of the girls were saying it’d be great to do this for something like Crohn’s and I think having a successful night like this inspires other people to try and do something, because it shows how much you can raise.”
The church will continue to have movie nights for the local community as well, with a family night taking place this Friday, February 17.
Type 1 diabetes occurs when the pancreas stops producing insulin, causing blood sugar levels to rise.
It requites insulin injections to control it and can lead to a host of health complications if not properly controlled.
More information on Diabetes UK can be found on their website at www. diabetes.org.uk.