A SELFLESS Whitecrook girl has saved up a year’s worth of pocket money in order to donate it to the St Margaret of Scotland Hospice.

Kind-hearted Halle McKenna has handed over her hard-earned cash to the charity for the third year in a row in a bid to help the important work of staff.

The eight-year-old has already raised hundreds for the beloved hospice and, not only does she plan to keep going, but she hopes to encourage others in her primary school to join her mission.

Proud mum Gemma Hanlon told the Post: “She just loves the hospice. She volunteers on the Christmas bus each year and goes around with her wee bucket.

“Herself and her papa started saving the money up a few years ago and she decided to start giving it to the hospice.”

Halle’s love for the St Margaret’s spawned from visiting her aunt, a former employee at the hospice, and the many activities she takes part in through her school, Our Holy Redeemer Primary.

While Gemma admits Halle’s knowledge of the hospice’s role in the Whitecrook and greater Clydebank area is minimal, she knows the staff are there to help those who are sick – and she’s happy to play her part.

After her first fundraising drop off in 2015 – at the age of just five – Halle was given a VIP tour of the East Barnes Street premises and watching the caring staff hard at work has only fuelled her determination.

Gemma said: “If she’s got a spare pound in her purse, she wants to hand it in. It’s just who she is.

“She’s really thoughtful, she’s constantly doing things like this – even for me – she’s always making me things or helping.

“I’m really proud of her, she’s so caring.”

Sister Rita, chief executive of St Margaret of Scotland Hospice, added: “We think it is wonderful that Halle has thought of the hospice again in this way.

“She is a generous and considerate girl with a very positive spirit and a thirst for fundraising, having saved her coins in a whisky bottle. It is very heartening to have the support of such a young member of the local community. Halle’s donation is very gratefully received and will be used for the patients in our care.”

Next up for Halle is December’s Christmas bus spectacular, and she has one message for the people of Whitecrook: dig out those coppers, the buckets are waiting.