A young Moray woman who launched a massive fundraising campaign after being diagnosed with Motor Neurone Disease is halfway towards her £100,000 goal.
Lucy Lintott wants to raise the cash to help find a cure for the condition, and is delighted to have raised £50,000 since her diagnosis in November 2013.
The 20-year-old penned a bucket list after being told she had the debilitating condition, and one of her chief ambitions was to raise money to fight the disease.
Miss Lintott, of Garmouth, said: “Over the last few months everyone has really pulled together and helped me raise more money towards my total.
“When I first started fundraising I only wanted to collect £2,000, I never thought it would be possible to get this much.”
Miss Lintott will deliver a talk at Elgin Youth Cafe later this month, and members inspired by her story have decided to hold a fundraiser to help boost her collection.
Youngsters from the centre’s Delta Force team have developed a ‘fight with the night’ orienteering challenge that will take place this Friday evening at Lhanbryde Primary School.
Miss Lintott said outdoor adventuring was a subject dear to her, and though she will not be able to attend the orienteering event she extended her best wishes to those taking part.
She said: “Elgin Youth Cafe are doing an inspiration week, and asked me to be a speaker.
“They have planned out a whole orienteering exercise, and I really wish I could go as I used to be a scout and I was into all that kind of thing.
“I hope it goes really well, and with luck I will be able to attend the next one.”
Registration for the orienteering exercise will begin at 6.15pm and the course will run through the Crooked Woods by Lhanbryde Primary School.
The cafe’s youth leader Donna Breen said: “The aim is to give our youngsters a real sense of purpose by raising money for Lucy’s cause while learning event-organising and people-facing skills.”
Youth Cafe planners worked with the Scottish Orienteering Association’s Mike Rodgers to map out the event.