A 12-year-old bagpiper has donated £19,000 to his school pipe band after an incident in Edinburgh city centre.
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Elliot Wilson was busking in Princes Street Gardens earlier this month when a group dressed in black approached him and allegedly threw a sticky substance at him and his case.
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He later launched a fundraiser to cover the cost of dry cleaning his kilt and buying a replacement pipe case.
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Donations from more than a thousand people exceeded his expectations, reaching £19,000.
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Elliot decided to give the money to Preston Lodge pipe band, of which he is a member, to turn the ordeal into something positive for his community.
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According to the Edinburgh Evening News, he has since presented the band with a cheque.
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Elliot Wilson donated the £19,000 fundraiser to his school pipe band
Elliot Wilson decided to donate the money raised through his crowdfunding campaign to Preston Lodge pipe band.
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The 12-year-old is a member of the band, which has almost 100 young people playing in it.
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After the fundraiser received far more donations than expected, Elliot chose to use the money to support the group and its members.
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The donation reached £19,000 after more than a thousand people contributed to the fundraiser.
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Elliot later presented a cheque to the band on Friday.
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Preston Lodge Pipe Band is a registered charity, and the money will help it purchase instruments and meet its running costs.
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Elliot said he wanted to turn the negative experience into something positive for the school pipe band and his fellow members.
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The fundraiser began after an incident in Princes Street Gardens
Elliot was busking in Princes Street Gardens in Edinburgh earlier in October when he was approached by a group dressed entirely in black.
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The group allegedly threw a sticky substance at the young piper and his case.
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After the incident, Elliot posted about what had happened on social media and started a crowdfunding page.
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His initial aim was to raise money to pay for dry cleaning his kilt and buying a replacement pipe case.
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However, the response from the public was much greater than he and his family had expected.
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Donations continued to arrive, taking the total to £19,000.
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How the £19,000 donation will support Preston Lodge pipe band
The money raised by Elliot will help Preston Lodge pipe band purchase a second-hand pair of drums costing £9,000.
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The remaining funds will also support the band's day-to-day running costs.
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These expenses include maintaining instruments, travelling to competitions and purchasing uniforms.
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With almost 100 young people playing in the band and new members joining regularly, the organisation needs to purchase and maintain equipment and uniforms.
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Pipe major Lee More said, “We work hard on fundraising to ensure that personal financial circumstances are not a barrier to participating in band activities and trips so this is a huge boost to our finances which will help us ensure we can continue to provide young people with these opportunities for longer.”
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Elliot Wilson thanked everyone for turning the incident into something positive
Elliot said the amount raised had gone far beyond anything he could have expected.
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He added that both his pipe major and headmaster were delighted that a negative event had turned into something positive for the school pipe band.
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He said, “Thank you once again to every single person who has donated, shared the fundraiser, sent a message, offered support or simply thought of me and my family over the last few days.”
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“Your kindness has meant more to us than we can put into words.”
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