Dance stars from a popular Airdrie group shone as they raised a glittering sum for Diamonds in the Community.
Members of the Lost in Music class collected a grand total of £600 for the local charity’s baby and family clothing aid project, which sees volunteers distribute much-needed items ranging from clothes and toiletries to nursery furniture to families in need.
Its founder, Carrie Jones, also hosted a recent sold-out ladies’ night which raised further vital funds for the good cause.
Grateful Diamonds representatives thanked the class members for their “wonderful” donation and said: “The Lost in Music members have raised close to £50,000 for local charities since the group’s inception, and we are hugely honoured and grateful to be one of them.”
Carrie added: “It’s our pleasure – Diamonds in the Community is a worthy cause and its volunteers all work so hard.”
She founded the dance fitness group nearly eight years ago to help with health, weight loss and with an emphasis on friendship, “no complicated routines” and even fancy dress classes with dancers kitted out in tutus and fairy costumes.
Generous members have since supported numerous good causes, including starring in a charity calendar in 2020 which raised £2000 each for both Maggie’s Lanarkshire and Breast Cancer now.
They have also funded a defibrillator for Clarkston parish church, helped cancer charities Macmillan and Look Good Feel Better and collected hundreds of kilos of items for Airdrie foodbank.
Lost in Music members, led by Carrie and by Karen Watt, handed over their latest bumper cheque to Diamonds representatives Douglas Allsop and John Logan.
Meanwhile, volunteers from Diamonds in the Community learned some new skills to support their work – and it proved to be a family affair.
Group representatives received training in conducting portable appliance tests to ensure that donated electrical goods including irons, kettles, tumble dryers and washing machines are in safe working order.
Testing trainer Julie McPhee put a group of volunteers through their paces, including Douglas Allsop, John Sheridan; and her own parents, charity helpers Eve and Stuart McPhee.
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