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Aith Charity Shop this week donated £2,000 to the MRI Scanner appeal - money raised through selling donated second hand clothes and goods to the community.

Shetland People Overflow with Generosity but Most Have Stories of Suffering Fundraising for the MRI scanner appeal has now reached £16 534 with donations coming in daily from all corners of the isles. In the weeks since the appeal was launched at the beginning of July people in Shetland have come forward with remarkable stories of survival – underscoring the urgent need for an MRI Scanner for the isles.

Island Medic, Emma Williamson and her team of open water swimmers who swam from Bressay to Lerwick in 2014, have donated £3630.72 to the Shetland MRI Scanner Appeal.

The first donation to the Shetland MRI Scanner appeal came from Duncan Smith of Sandwick on his 95th birthday.

Through a combination of grant funding and a public fundraising campaign, the Shetland Health Board Endowment Fund aims to raise £2 million for an MRI Scanner located at the Gilbert Bain. This would bring quicker access to diagnostic tests and reduce unnecessary patient travel, stress and inconvenience.