North-east Mother's Day sees Rotary presentation for Glasgow professor
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A MOTHERS day event held by Famine Relief for Orphans from Malawi (FROM Scotland) was a little sad for one visitor writes Griselda McGregor.
Craig Buchan, now of Oldmeldrum was born in Malawi where his parents William and Sheila were working.
He and his wife Elizabeth had hoped to be treating his mum to afternoon tea at Chapel of Garioch memorial hall on Sunday but she had caught a bug and had to stay home on the day.
But Craig bought one of the FROM Scotland gifts of a cacti garden to give her, with his purchase helping towards the overall total of £1600 raised for the charity at the event.
Craig has happy if brief memories of Malawi where his father was attached to the British High Commission as an agricultural advisor and his mother was a teacher.
There was also something of a surprise for an unsuspecting mother, FROM Scotland worker Tracy Morse.
Tracy worked for many years in Malawi and has continued her strong involvement with the country now she lives in Glasgow where she is Professor of Environmental Health at Strathclyde university and runs the centre for Sustainable Development.
Inverurie Rotary represented by past president Judy Whyte awarded Tracy the highest Rotary accolade, the Paul Harris Fellowship citation and medal.
