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Bowling marathon Many thanks for the wonderful donation of £1,907.00 raised by Ian Jenkins and his friend John. Their ‘Bowling marathon’ effort was an exact repeat of their effort three decades ago when they were raising funds for our fledgling organisation. Maley’s Bhoys charitable ethos The Maley’s Bhoys have a strong connection with Celtic F.C. and charitable causes. We would like to extend our thanks to the Bhoys for the generous sum of £1,300 raised during the last season of the Scottish Premier League. Lauderdale Community Choir Lauderdale Community Choir collected £886.10 at their concert on 11 May, and presented t he donation to Will Roberts, a member of our board of trustees. Autumn 2013 • Issue 22 Disney Princess Carolyn Jones ran the Disney Princess Half Marathon in Florida on 24th February, completing the race in 1 hour 57 minutes and raising £1,371. Carolyn also ran the Inverness Half Marathon a couple of weeks later and it was 30 degrees centigrade colder! Our Treasurer’s End to End Ride Robert Harvey, MND Scotland’s treasurer, fulfilled a long held ambition by completing the Lands’ End to John O’Groats cycle, and also raised more than £2,500 in the process. 13 Pool Marathon John Angus Macdonald and Andy Morrison embarked on a 24 hour pool marathon to raise funds for MND Scotland. John Angus holds memories of our organisation close to his heart, having lost his father, Ewen, to MND in 2011. When the last black was sunk with the final score 129-121 in John’s favour more than £4,500 was raised. Fundraising News Online A huge thank you to everyone who has been raising funds for us – every penny counts! Stay abreast of important fundraising news and work of fundraisers through our online channels. Daily Fundraising Discussion On Twitter @MNDSFundraising and Facebook www.facebook.com/mndscotland Monthly and Weekly Updates Visit the fundraising section on our website at www.mndscotland.org.uk/fundraising/ to find out more about our Blog and E-Newsletter.