Published Date:
02 July 2009
A further major boost has been made to the fund to send 13-year-old Shannon Black, Birkhill, to America to remove a brain tumour that makes her suffer daily seizures.
Monifieth Bowling Club has given £5,100 towards the £100,000-plus that will be required for the journey for the specialist surgery to remove a 2cm benign tumour at the base of her brain, behind the brain stem.
The club ran raffles, held a fun run, sponsored horse rides and organised a ceilidh.
Organiser Margaret Lorimer was delighted with the outcome, and the fact that the sum raised is a substantial boost towards the total required.
Shannon's mum, Sandra, expressed deep gratitude to the bowling club members, and said that although there is a possibility that the NHS might fund the operation, there is still the cost of getting to America and back.
She added that the club had hoped to raise a couple of thousand pounds, but that the final total was fantastic.
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Last Updated:
02 July 2009 2:25 PM
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