A cancer charity in the Highlands has benefited to the tune of £43,000 thanks to the Scottish Open at Castle Stuart.
CLIC Sargent, Scotland’s leading cancer support charity for children and young people, was the official charity of the Aberdeen Asset Management Scottish Open.
Peter Logie, the charity’s fundraiser in the Highlands, said: “This was a fabulous event to be involved in with wonderful support by my team of volunteers and support by many local businesses.
“Part of that figure came from the Birdies for Good initiative, backed by title sponsor Aberdeen Asset Management and official sponsor Ballantine’s whisky. Every birdie and eagle made by the professionals amounted to £5 and £10 respectively being contributed by both sponsors – totalling £15,180, with 1,428 birdies and 45 eagles being made across the four tournament days.
“Tartan Wednesday, and the sale of raffle tickets and awareness ribbons, contributed more than £7,000 to the total amount, with the remainder being raised through the Celebrity Pro-Am.”
The money raised will help the charity provide practical, financial and social support to families in the Highlands and Scotland struck by cancer through a variety of services including social workers, play specialists, financial grants and free accommodation at 10 “Homes from Home”.
Lynda Affleck, head of charitable giving at Aberdeen Asset Management, said: “We are delighted that such a wonderful sum has been raised to support CLIC Sargent here in the Highlands. We are also pleased that through their role as official charity at the Aberdeen Asset Management Scottish Open at Castle Stuart, we have helped to raise awareness of their fantastic work with young cancer patients in Scotland.
“It has been a pleasure for us to work with the CLIC Sargent team at the Scottish Open, and to raise this great sum. Our thanks go to all the players, the spectators, to fellow sponsor Ballantine’s and to the European Tour for their assistance in making this possible.”