Tain fundraiser success was a fitting tribute
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A MOTHER says she is "overwhelmed" by the success of a fundraiser held to honour the final wishes of her daughter.
Sadie McGougan (73) from Tain had always planned to raise funds in aid of Marie Curie, to thank it for its support in nursing her late husband, Malcolm, through his final months before he died of cancer in 2015.
Counting on daughter Caroline to help, the plans sadly had to be put on hold when she in turn took ill before succumbing to an aggressive form of the disease last year.
In almost her final moments, however, the former RAF member made Sadie vow she would see the fundraiser through and so a charity sale and raffle was held in the town’s Duthac Centre last Saturday.
It raised almost £2200, a sum Sadie said she had never even dreamed of achieving.
"I was just overwhelmed by the number of people coming in," she said. "They spent maybe a pound or two on what we had for sale, but then would also give me a tenner or whatever on top of that as well.
"We made £300 on the raffle and then staff at Hair Design in Tain also handed over £190 which they had managed to raise through donations from customers and staff. There were people who came from Golspie and other villages all about.
"I thought if I could clear £1000 I would be doing well and quite happy, but to see how successful it has been, and to know how helpful the money will be, has just been fantastic."
A former care worker, Sadie also had the support of colleagues at the local health centre where she now volunteers. I cannot thank everyone enough," she said. "Just a couple of days before she died Caroline said to me, ‘You know that fundraiser? Well you’re doing it’ and that was that.
"She had been in the RAF for 27 years and could take orders as well as give them.
"It’s a lovely tribute to her how well it went."
