Fundraising golf tournament helps keep Morrisons supermarket Danielle’s memory alive
Fundraising golf tournament helps keep Morrisons supermarket Danielle’s memory alive.
Danielle's parents Angela and Craig McKee
Parents Angela and Craig and their son Craig have raised thousands for charity.
A fundraising golf tournament is helping to keep the memory of a much-missed daughter, sister and friend alive.
Angela and Craig McKee set up the One Love Charity Golf day at Elderslie Golf Club in memory of their daughter, Danielle, who sadly passed away in 2017.
Together with fundraising cycles and charity nights, the couple, as well as their son Craig, have raised more than £10,000 for charity.
And after everything was cancelled due to the pandemic last year, Angela said they’re looking forward to getting back into the swing of things again.
“This is the third tournament we’ve held,” she said. “We do it to keep Danielle’s memory alive.
“For us it keeps us going, it’s something to focus on.
“We talk about Danielle on the day and a lot of our family and friends are there and talk about her.”
It affects just one in 4,000 children and batters the body’s defences. It ravages the immune system and leaves patients more susceptible to illness.
Danielle, a former Gleniffer High pupil, was hailed a “miracle baby” when she was born.
She was delivered with two holes in her heart – one the size of a 20p piece.
Her parents were told her weakened immune system meant even a kiss could be fatal.
But Danielle grew stronger and developed into a fun-loving girl who loved jetting-off on exotic destinations.
She was well-known for working behind the deli counter at the Morrison’s supermarket at Anchor Mills, where Angela also worked.
Sadly she died just two days after being diagnosed with cancer in November 2017, aged just 23.
The money from the golf tournament will be split between the Lymphoma Association and the Max Appeal, which helps others with DiGeorge Syndrome.
Angela said: “The Max Appeal is not a well-known charity. It supports families and funds research. We give a bit more money to them because it is a smaller charity and it’s been a support for us.
“It’s been hard for charities over the last year so hopefully this will help.”
This year’s top raffle prizes are corporate days at Celtic FC and Rangers FC, a four-ball at Turnberry, a four-ball at Slaley Hall, a golf bag and lots of bottles and boxes of chocolates. Morrisons Anchor Mill also donated prizes to the raffle and community champion Sharon Dennison went along to help Angela with the raffle.
Golf-daft Craig, 52, is the driving force behind the tournament but Angela and son Craig were there to help out. They also organise a charity cycle around Millport and fundraising nights.
Angela said: “Craig puts it out to all his golf friends and they’re happy to support him. We get a lot of family friends coming along, it’s lovely.
“They’re really generous putting in donations for prizes and buying raffle tickets.
“We really hope to get back to Millport next year and get the charity nights back, they’re always a lot of fun. Danielle’s friends always come along to them and it’s lovely to see them.”
- Daily Record 10/09/2021
Max Appeal is very grateful for all of the support from Craig, family & friends for raising £4,000 at this golf tournament.