A north-east family who set out to honour their late mother with a charity golf day have raised more than £20,000 to help fight motor neuron disease (MND).
Joan Hastie, from Rosehearty, was diagnosed four months prior to her death, just before Christmas last year. She was 64 when she died.
With no cure for the condition – which attacks the nerves in the brain and spinal cord – her family turned to charity MND Scotland for support.
Mrs Hastie’s three sons, Doug, Martin, and Philip, and husband George arranged a charity golf day to show their gratitude.
And yesterday, Mr Hastie senior presented charity chief executive Craig Stockton with a cheque for £20,500.
He said: “Since we had their support when mum was diagnosed, we wanted to pay something back.
“We like our golf so we thought we’d play a round to raise some cash. It snowballed from there.”
Almost 50 teams entered the mixed-open event at Inverallochy Golf Course, donating their entry fee as well as taking part in raffles and an online auction.
Mr Hastie continued: “We presented the money to Craig because he was here on the day as well. He was overwhelmed with our total figure.”
Mr Hastie thanked everyone who donated, as well as Inverallochy Golf Club and family members for “mucking in”.
Money raised for MND Scotland goes towards researching the disease and supporting people with the condition.
Motor neuron disease hit the headlines earlier this year when the fundraising “ice bucket challenge” initiative raised awareness and millions of pounds for the cause.