Nurses at Kilsyth Victoria Memorial Cottage Hospital thanked a caring young man for donating time and money to patients.
Generous Humzah Razzaq (18), from Cumbernauld, raised £1000 for the hospital where he volunteered.
Marie McGinty, senior charge nurse, said: “Humzah is a very caring, compassionate young man who demonstrates a maturity beyond his years.
“I am overwhelmed by his thoughtfulness in taking time out from his busy study schedule to raise this money for our patients.”
The sixth year student, and head boy at St Aloysius’ College in Glasgow, helped out every Saturday morning before the pandemic began in March 2020.
Humzah said: “I hope to study medicine and volunteering at the hospital has given me some great experience. I’ve learned a lot about how a hospital functions and how to take care of patients from the staff and I will always be very grateful to them.”
Humzah raised the £1000 by recording a video message about his experience at the hospital and posting it to his Go Fund Me page with the aim of getting some extra resources for the patients.
Proud parents, Mehmood and Saqib Razzaq, said: “As parents we are grateful to the hospital for giving Humzah this opportunity and we are very proud of his fundraising efforts.”
Jackie Caskey, a staff nurse at the hospital for over 30 years, added: “Humzah was great with the patients. He used to play dominoes, listen to their stories and help out at mealtimes.
“We look forward to the day that we can welcome him back as we are all missing him.”
