Gillian Parker, Dennis and Daina Wood with the £36,000 cheque.

Cheer up
Dennis’s visit was on Hallowe’en and many of the children, although very ill, were dressed up for the day. There were ghosts, ghouls, witches, fairies and footballers, as well as an assortment of others.
The Menace’s visit to Ward 6B saw him first visit the outpatient department to cheer up the children waiting to be attended to by Yorkhill’s caring and dedicated staff. Mums and dads gave him a friendly wave, too.
“Get a haircut,” shouted one dad, as the children cheered when Dennis gave them a double thumbs-up sign.
He even remembered to use the hand-wipe liquid before entering the wards.
And there were whoops of delight and cries of excitement when the ward children spotted him.
Daina Wood (12) from Springburn and Gillian Parker from Cambuslang were happy to pose for a photograph with Dennis.
“It’s great seeing him. I really like his spiked hair,” said Daina.
Naughty fairy
Then the naughty boy met up with a naughty fairy . . .
Channan Sangha (14) from Largs said, “I decided to dress up as a naughty fairy for a laugh,” while touching up her make-up in a big mirror at her bedside. 
Despite having to lie on his back, Alexander McGregor (11) from Irvine was made up as a vampire. “Dennis cheered me up,” said Alexander.
Dennis, who has his own fan club, certainly made a few more fans at Yorkhill.
And the cheque he presented also went down well.
Shona Cardle, executive director of Yorkhill Children’s Foundation, said, “We’re delighted Dennis found the time to visit us today and present us with this wonderful cheque. 
“I’d like to thank him and the readers of The Sunday Post for their continued support and generosity.”
Her sentiments were echoed by her colleagues in Scotland’s three other children’s hospitals.
“Royal Aberdeen Children’s Hospital is delighted to receive this fantastic sum raised by the readers of The Sunday Post,” said service manager Gail Thomson. 
Generosity
“The effort and commitment in raising funds in this way means we can provide specialised equipment and the extras that make all the difference when children, young people and their families spend time in our hospital. Thank you to everyone who made a contribution.”
Maureen Harrison of the Edinburgh Sick Kids hospital said, “We would just like to thank everyone who has supported The Sunday Post Appeal. 
“Children and families at the hospital need extra support every day and the generosity of Sunday Post readers is helping us to fulfil that need. The more we receive the more we can do to provide extra care for sick children and their families.”
And Professor Richard Oliver of Tayside Children’s Hospital, Dundee, added, “The readers of The Sunday Post have been extremely generous. This is an enormous sum and it means that we’ll be able to get some of the specialised equipment we need all the sooner. Please continue supporting this very worthwhile campaign.”

IF YOU have a special reason for contributing to or raising funds for our appeal then we’d like to hear from you. 
It could be that you’d like to thank caring staff for the treatment they’ve provided in your hour of need. Or perhaps a relative spent time in one of Scotland’s children’s hospitals and the experience has left a lasting impression on your family’s life.
Whatever the reason, please let us know. 
We’d be delighted to share your experiences with our readers. And, who knows, it may inspire others to follow in your fund-raising footsteps.

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