A challenge has been launched to double comedian Kevin Bridges’ gift to a lifeline charity for children and their families in Balloch.
Last week the Lennox Herald told how the Clydebank-born comic pledged a massive £20,000 in memory of Dylan Hairstains, who he met while on a visit to Robin House in 2012.
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Dylan, who had cystic fibrosis, sadly died later that year aged 16 but his legacy is the inspiration behind the charity drive.
Bosses at Children’s Hospices Across Scotland (CHAS) thanked the comedian for the donation, which comes at a time when fundraisers for them have been cancelled due to the coronavirus crisis.
CHAS launched a Justgiving page, saying: “In these extremely challenging times we are so grateful to Kevin for his commitment to helping other children and young people with life-shortening conditions.
“He has also laid down a challenge to see if those who are in a position to contribute to CHAS can help double his donation and we’d like to take him up on that challenge.
“We’re doing everything we can to reach children and families who need us but there’s no escaping the fact that we need to work even harder to raise enough money to continue our vital work as our fundraising events, face-to-face fundraising activity and many of our usual community fundraising efforts have been put on hold for the foreseeable future, leading to a drastic drop in our income.”
Donations can be made at https://justgiving.com/campaign/KevinBridgesChallenge.
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