Falkirk stadium is holding two charity drive-in cinema events for Halloween and Christmas in support of the Catherine McEwan Foundation.
The first event will take place from October 30 to November 1 and will feature Halloween themed movies like Casper, The Rocky Horror Picture Show, and Scream.
Proceeds will go to the Catherine McEwan Foundation which supports people affected by Crohn’s and Colitis disease.
Falkirk Stadium is hosting two drive-in cinemas in support of the Catherine McEwan Foundation
The charity has been supporting people for 18 years, founded in the memory of Derek McEwan’s mother, who died from Crohn’s aged 47. According to McEwan, the chairman and founder of the association, the money raised will help research into the diseases as well as provide materials to hospitals.
The foundation also brings people affected by Crohn’s and Colitis together as a community to support each other. They also support young teenagers affected by those diseases within school. “
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We’ve been doing lockdown drive-in events for many years now, but because of COVID-19 we can’t do this in Glasgow anymore, so we relocated to Falkirk,” McEwan said. “Even if COVID-19 is here and the world is in lockdown, patients and their family still need help and support. They’re still dying.”
Fundraising for the association has been seriously affected by the pandemic. “There are some very very strict measures, but from my point of view, the event has to be safe for all. We have many protocols that we respect.”
The previous drive-in event, which took place in August, was a great success, and McEwan is confident about the upcoming ones. “More people want to come if you [provide] quality. Some people come for the movies but some also come to support charity.
“We have a very full event schedule because of the drive-in and we’re planning events for next year. There will be drive-in events and some other surprises,” he said.
McEwan also explained that Crohn’s and Colitis are diseases that not enough people are aware of. “There is a need of awareness about these diseases because a lot of people in the world don’t understand them, and how serious they are.”
He added: “We need to make people aware of it, to educate them about what those diseases are and the seriousness of them.”
Tickets cost £31 per car, including the booking fee, and more information can be found on the Catherine McEwan Foundation website.
Image Credit: Falkirk Herald
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