Clare is a dancing queen for good cause
Over £8000 raised
A Toryglen mum of six has put her best foot forward to raise a sensational £8100 for the hospice that cared for her beloved mum.
Inspiring City award winner Clare Cannon held her ninth annual dance in aid of The Prince and Princess of Wales Hospice, which supported her and her family when her mum, Tess Smyth, passed away in December 2009.
The dance, which was held in Christ The King Church Hall on October 27, took the family’s fundraising efforts over £60,000.
Tess had asked her family to make sure they gave something back to the hospice to thank them for the care she received.
Clare, who is already working on next year’s event, felt that a dance would be the best way to remember her mum.
Special thanks go to PMK Civil Engineering Ltd, who double the amount raised each year and other local businesses who contribute to the raffle.
The new £21 million Prince and Princess of Wales Hospice was recently opened in Bellahouston Park by the Lord Provost and principle sponsor, Lady Clark of car giant Arnold Clark, and a bedroom in the new building has been named in memory of Tess.
Clare and her sister Tracy Docherty were delighted to hand over the cheque to Rhona Baillie, chief executive of the hospice, who said: “Clare is an absolute inspiration to us all. Her fundraising efforts have made sure that the people of Glasgow have this wonderful facility for generations to come and for that we are truly grateful.
“The ongoing backing from supporters like Clare ensures that the hospice can remain open and welcome more than 1200 new patients and their families each year.”
The hospice provides free person-centred and familyfocused palliative care.