Kind parents help nursery teacher who lost her house in a fire

Kind-hearted parents from Milngavie Primary School raised £1,680 for a member of staff who lost her house, all her belongings and her beloved pet dog in a fire before Christmas.
By The Newsroom
Published 31st Dec 2016, 10:53 BST
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Members of Milngavie Primary PTA set up a crowdfunding page for popular nursery keyworker Valerie Fisken on December 19 and they smashed their original target in only a few hours so they increased their target and to their amazement eventually reached £1,680.

They posted the crowdfunding link on facebook with this message: “This isn’t a usual post but we feel strongly about sharing this widely as this affects an extremely popular and much loved member of staff from Milngavie school.

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“Poor Valerie (Mrs Fisken) from the nursery had a devastating house fire this week, losing her house, belongings and pet.

“All of the parents would like to start a collection to help with anything and everything Valerie and her family needs after something like this, not to mention at this time of year also!”

Parent, Niki-Terazia Ashworth, who set up the crowdfunding page which is now closed for donations, said: “Thank you so much to everyone who donated and shared we have raised more than I ever imagined. I will get the donations to the Fisken’s as soon as possible. “Thank you once again you amazing people.”