Charity looks for daisy chain reaction in Inverness
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People are being invited to look out for specially-painted stones scattered around Inverness in support of an appeal to develop Scotland’s first fully-integrated centre for children and young people with severe and complex needs.
Hundreds of stones featuring a daisy have been painted by pupils at city schools in a bid to raise awareness of the £4 million Haven Appeal.
Anyone finding one is invited to take a picture and post it on social media.
It also marks the adoption of a new daisy logo by the appeal to mark next week’s launch of a £1.6 million crowdfunding campaign for a play centre at the proposed centre at a site in Smithton.
The appeal was launched by the Elsie Normington Foundation and is supported by the Inverness Courier.
Founder Elsie Normington explained the idea of the daisy theme.
“It is a happy-looking flower and it is about creating smiles,” she said.
Mrs Normington also has a Lhasa Apso called Daisy while foundation director Rosie Jardine has a pet rabbit called Daisy who have both been enlisted in highlighting the new fundraising venture.
Pupils at Smithton and Duncan Forbes Primary Schools are already backing the campaign, but it is hoped more schools will join in.
“We are speaking to schools to see if they will hold a fundraising Daisy Day,” Mrs Normington said.
The crowdfunding campaign will be launched a Question of Sport quiz at the Kingsmills Hotel in Inverness next Friday.
Guest speaker will be former judo star Stephanie Inglis, Commonwealth Games silver medallist.
To find out more go to www.havenappeal.org.uk
