Hospice is the clear winner Hundreds run 6k to raise funds
Pupils and staff from high schools in the Wishaw area put their running shoes on for St Andrew’s Hospice on Sunday morning.
Runners from St Aidan’s and Coltness High took part as did pupils and staff from Calderhead High in Shotts and Taylor High in Motherwell.
More than 1600 pupils and staff from across 36 North and South Lanarkshire secondary schools took to Strathclyde Park to participate in the annual Lanarkshire Schools 6K Road Race and Fun Run to raise vital funds for the hospice. The prerace 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.
St Andrew’s Hospice 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, it 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.
“Our fundraising team have 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 the hospice.”