Cunninghame Housing Association held charity events at its Long Service Awards celebration night in early December 2022 which raised a total of £3,554.40 for its three charities: Barnardo’s Fundraising Ayrshire North (FAN) Club Toy Appeal, The Brain Tumour Charity (Gordon Craig) Fund and The Little Princess Trust. The presentations for each charity took place at the Association’s Quayside Offices, Ardrossan on 15 th December 2022.
Barnardo’s (FAN) Club Toy Appeal
The Association presented a cheque for £400 along with toys purchased for Barnardo’s FAN Club Toy Appeal who work tirelessly to
make a difference to families’ lives in North Ayrshire. The total value donated was £1,332.80 which was made up of the amount raised from
the Long Service Awards and CHA staff contributions.
Alison Gibson, Children’s Service Manager at Barnardo’s commented “Thank you very much to everyone involved. This will make a huge difference to children, young people and families”
“The Association is delighted to be
able to make these presentations to this year’s chosen charities and hope this goes some
way to helping make a difference to people over the festive period and supporting these
worthwhile causes.”Janet Strang, Association Vice-Chair
The Brain Tumour Charity (Gordon Craig) Fund
The Association also presented a cheque for £1,184.80 to Heather Craig on behalf of The Brain Tumour Charity (Gordon Craig) Fund.
The Brain Tumour Charity is the world’s leading brain tumour charity and the largest dedicated funder of research into brain tumours globally.
Little Princess Trust
A further cheque was presented for £1,184.80 to Carolann Rennie for The Little Princess Trust who make wigs for children suffering from cancer and other illnesses.
Carolann had 29” of her hair cut and donated to The Little Princess Trust at the Associations Long Service Awards night. To date Carolann has managed to raise a whopping £1,440.20 which will be added to the £1,184.80 raised at the Long Service Event totalling £2625!
