Coronavirus: Loch Ness firm's fundraising campaign for hand sanitiser for NHS workers pulls in double its target
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A crowdfunding campaign by Loch Ness Spirits to support its efforts to make hand sanitiser for NHS workers has hit its target.
GP Dr Lorien Cameron-Ross set a £500 target but it has reached more than £1000.
She said: "Folk that know me will either know me as a doctor or the owner of Loch Ness Spirits, or both.
"With the Covid-19 pandemic I am back working full-time for the NHS. As the only distillery on Loch Ness, Kevin [her husband] and I want to support our local community and one way we can do this is to make hand sanitiser for our local front-line workers.
"We are using a World Health Organisation approved recipe. We will be making very small batches at a time, as some ingredients are scarce.
"We will be offering refills to those that have a true need and also donating bottles where we can.
"We will not be selling this.
"We are keen to cover our costs and would welcome donations. The target amount will always reflect what we have spent to date.
"We do not want to make any profit from this."
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