5 March 2004

Charities parade

Photo opportunities 2pm, Saturday 6 March, City Square and 1.45pm Sunday 7 March, outside Sensation Science Centre.

Dundee University charities students will give a martial arts demonstration on Saturday and parade through Dundee on Sunday 7 March to raise money for Myasthenia Gavis, Dundee Disabled Children's Association and Mind and Scottish Association for Mental Health and Amnesty International.

The students will be dressed up in the parade and on floats. DJs will be in the parade playing the latest tunes for the festival atmosphere.

Dundee Lord Provost John Letford will lend his support to the students by joining them in the parade and walking the whole route from Sensation into the town centre and up the Hawkhill to the University of Dundee sports institute.

Simon Paten, President of Dundee University charities said: "These charities are all very worthy. We hope to raise a lot of money for these local and international charities. We would be very grateful if local people could support us by coming out to cheer us on and donating any spare change they may have."

Students on the parade will have collecting buckets and will be offering face painting for children. Original t-shirts will also be on sale.

The Scottish Association for Mental Health is bringing its own float to Dundee and thirty members of the association will be on the float.

By Jenny Marra, Head of Press 01382 344910, out of hours: 07968298585, j.m.marra@dundee.ac.uk