A charity set up by a north-east couple after their daughter died of a rare brain tumour has raised more than £200,000 in just three years.
Two-year-old Kayleigh Cordiner died three years ago – just six months after being diagnosed with the tumour on Boxing Day in 2011.
Her parents Anna and Jonathan Cordiner set up Kayleigh’s Wee Stars to support other families with a terminally ill-child, and have now revealed more than £200,000 has been raised.
But the couple, of Oldmeldrum, insisted that it was thanks to the support of other people who have helped them reach the incredible amount.
Mrs Cordiner, 34, said she was delighted the charity that began in her spare room has become such a success.
She said: “Initially we set up Kayleigh’s Wee Stars just because we felt like we had to do something and I think other people wanted to do something to help us.
“But three years on it’s really grown into something much bigger, we’ve had so much support from people.
“For Jonathan and I the fundraising has always helped us feel like Kayleigh is always with us because we are always doing something for her and her memory.
“It means the two years she was with us were for a reason.”
The couple, who are parents to two-year-old Charlotte and are expecting another child in October, use the money raised to fund trips for families with a terminally ill child, or to help take away some of the financial worries.
They receive applications from people across the country.