AN intrepid Coatbridge lady is getting ready to trek throughout Spain with a Scottish footballing legend and lift funds for a charity arrange in reminiscence of her beloved cousin.
Daniela Latina, 34, will subsequent month undertake the epic 100km problem alongside Spain’s Camino de Santiago path together with her favorite uncle, Scotland and Rangers hero Willie Henderson, and a gaggle of pals in help of the Michelle Henderson Cervical Most cancers Belief.
Former Coatbridge publican Willie organised the Michelle’s Method problem to assist increase consciousness of the illness and fundraise for the charity in reminiscence of his brave daughter Michelle.
Michelle arrange the belief in October 2010 following her analysis with cervical most cancers as a way of giving again to those that had helped her throughout her remedy, however tragically died two years afterward her twenty eighth birthday.
To date the belief has raised greater than £200,000 in the direction of offering revolutionary hospital remedy and medicines throughout Scotland and help teams for ladies affected by the sickness.
Daniela stated: “Michelle was a tremendous individual and an actual inspiration and had the power and braveness to arrange the charity although she was within the midst of gruelling chemotherapy and radiotherapy remedy. She needed to assist different individuals and assist increase consciousness of the illness.”
Daniela is internet hosting a charity night time in Owen’s Bar, Coatbridge subsequent Friday, June 24, beginning at 7.30pm with tickets, obtainable from the bar, costing £four.
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The occasion will kick off with a race night time and native band Carbon Copy 5 have kindly volunteered to carry out freed from cost. A number of DJs will even be available to offer musical leisure.
Prime prizes might be auctioned and raffled off in the course of the occasion together with paintings by Glasgow-born hyper-realist Paul Cadden.
Pageant tickets, a gin tour at a bespoke Edinburgh Distillery, meals for 2 at Coatbridge’s The Mint and Airdrie’s the Avenue, in addition to meals at Celtic Park’s No. 7 restaurant and Princes Sq.’s The Bowery, vouchers from Ink’d Tattoos and Whifflet Road Tattoos in Coatbridge, hair and wonder vouchers, paintballing and Rangers and Celtic memorabilia may also be up for grabs.
Daniela added: “I used to be actually nervous about organising the night time at the beginning however everybody has been incredible and completed a lot. I can’t thank them sufficient for all their help.
“My uncle Willie will probably be saying a number of phrases on the night time concerning the charity and all of the work they’ve undertaken to date to assist ladies struggling with cervical most cancers.”
Daniela hopes the individuals of Monklands will get behind her occasion and assist increase consciousness of the illness on the similar time.
To donate to Daniela’s fundraising web page go to http://uk.virginmoneygiving.com/DanielaLatina