TWO local hospices were given a fundraising boost thanks to Renfrewshire Leisure staff and customers.
St Vincent's and ACCORD Hospices, who provide palliative care to people throughout the area, are each to receive over £5,000.
A total of £10,608 was raised after various sponsored events were held throughout the year at the sports and leisure centres throughout the area.
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Charlie McDougall, senior facilities manager at the ON-X, who organised the charity fundraising, said: “Every year we just seem to raise more and more money for these two worthy causes.
From left: Iain McMIllan, from St Vincent’s Hospice; fitness instructor Lesley Cochrane; Claire Carlton, from Renfrewshire Leisure and Ken Mathie, from ACCORD Hospice
"The generosity of our staff and customers knows no bounds and I’m really proud we have raised so much money this year."
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Just recently, St Vincent's benefited from the kind generosity of people in Renfrewshire when a Howwood schoolboy braved the shave after growing his hair for 30 weeks for the hospice.
For more information on St Vincent's, visit www.svh.co.uk.
For more information on ACCORD, visit www.accordhospice.org.uk.
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