A north-east family have raised more than £50,000 in memory of their mother with a charity golf day to help fight motor neurone disease (MND).
Rosehearty woman Joan Hastie was diagnosed with the condition four months before her death at Christmas, 2013. She was 64 when she died.
There is no cure for the condition, which attacks the nerves in the brain and spinal cord, and in an effort to support others, Mrs Hastie’s family have thrown themselves into raising money for MND Scotland.
Her three sons Doug, Martin and Philip, and husband George have arranged three annual golf days since her death and raised more than £50,000 for the cause.
The latest event brought in more than £14,000.
Last night Doug said: “The third annual MND Scotland Charity Golf Event once again was a massive success with a grand total raised – £14,206.
“We would like to extend our thanks to everyone who took part to make it a great day and help raise this huge amount.
Special thanks to Inverallochy Golf Club for the use of the club, which was in great condition and a lot of positive comments were passed on.”
Mr Hastie thanked all the sponsors who contributed to the day and auction compere Matthew West. The cash was handed over to the charity on Friday.
He added: “Craig Stockton, chief executive of MND Scotland said he was very pleased – since we have started this fundraiser we have reached an amazing £50,000 to support MND in their research, so once again the Hastie family would like to thank all the golfers who support us to make this possible.”