Cheque Presentation
Aberdeen based Ayr United fans came up trumphs again on Saturday when they handed over a cheque for £8,000 to be shared between the Ayr United Football Academy and Alzheimers Scotland.
The money was raised at a football quiz night at the Inn at the Park in Aberdeen in March and at a similar quiz in Ayr later in the year and takes the amount of money raised by the Granite City based Honest Men to a staggering £30,000 shared between the two charities in the past six years.
And as fans' spokesman Colin Inglis explained, the two charities are the beneficiaries of the fans legacy to former Ayr United, Aberdeen and Scotland boss Ally MacLeod who died after suffering from Alzheimers Disease.
"Ally's name will always be revered by Ayr United supporters and it just seems natural that the money we raise should go to the benefit of the development of future Ayr United players and to assist others battling this cruel disease that sadly took him from us."
"Given his legacy in his brief time he had at Aberdeen, where he won the League Cup in 1976, we have had a lot of support locally for what had become a much anticipated annual event and we'd like to thank all those people who turn up every year to gift their hard earned money to two worthwhile causes."
Accepting the cheque on behalf of the Ayr United Football Academy, Director Donald Stewart said "The amount of money that a small bunch of Ayr United fans in Aberdeen have been able to raise in recent years is incredible and we are much indebted to them for their valuable support that will help us deliver our youth development programme."
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