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Inverness charity issues 'go orange' plea for fundraising effort


By Hazel Urquhart

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Leo Flett
Leo Flett

INVERNESS charity Leo’s Pride is encouraging people to ‘Go orange for a day’ as ambassadors in this year’s Muscular Dystrophy UK (MDUK) event on February 1.

The national campaign has been running for three years and has so far made more than £90,000 by encouraging schools, workplaces and individuals to wear orange for a day and make a donation to MDUK.

Additionally those taking part can choose to wear sunglasses or even set up a mock-tail bar, in order to raise funds.

Leo’s Pride is a local organisation which was set up for Leo Flett, who is three-years-old and suffers from Muscular Dystrophy (MD). Leo’s mum Louise said: “The support we have had since starting almost a year ago is absolutely incredible and we continue to be touched by people’s kindness and generosity.”

Mrs Flett said: “We are totally blown away by this year’s response. We have been very lucky and honoured to have been asked to be ambassadors for the day this year by MDUK which means a lot to us considering we’re still so new”.

The charity is raising money to continue their work finding new treatments and campaigning for better care and support for people with muscle-wasting conditions to ensure them the best possible quality of life.”

Muscular Dystrophy UK regional development manager, Dean Widd said: “A huge thank you to everyone in Inverness looking to take part in the national Go Orange for a Day on February 1. We are delighted that over a dozen schools, clubs, academies and businesses have registered to take part in support of our Scottish family fund Leo’s Pride.”

Mr Widd said: “It is thanks to the incredible efforts like this that we are able to continue to fund pioneering research into potential treatments for muscular dystrophy as well as supporting families. With more than 70,000 people in the UK living with muscular dystrophy and other muscle-wasting conditions, it is important to do whatever we can to make a difference”.

Leo’s Pride is also organising an event in April called Pride 2 after last year’s event which made over £11,500.


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