Kind-hearted Scots living in New York have set up a fundraiser to help build a new home for Glasgow’s Hospice.

The fundraising committee in New York for the Prince & Princess of Wales Hospice first event is on May 23, 2017 at the Loeb Boathouse in Central Park.

Those behind the fundraiser are aiming to bring in a six-figure sum to the £21million Brick by Brick Appeal.

A Glaswegian who now lives in New York, Lynn Bakst saw first-hand the gold standard of palliative care given by the hospice when her father Pat Bradley was a patient last year.

She said: “It is an absolute privilege to be involved with the New York event. Our family are forever grateful for the care and support that was given to our dad while he stayed at The Prince & Princess of Wales Hospice. It is something we will never forget.”

Lynn from Rutherglen has been based in New York for the past 17 years.

She added: “With the creation of the new hospice the care will be elevated to a remarkable level and I know how much this will impact patients and their families as they face challenges.

“The New York Scots community is incredibly appreciative of these efforts back home and I know will genuinely put their support behind this event. It is going to be a truly magnificent night in Central Park and will allow the New York Scots to send a little piece of their heart back home.”

Construction work has now begun and the organisation says patients are expected to move to the new hospice in Bellahouston Park in 2018.

The Prince & Princess of Wales Hospice provides free person-centred and family-focused palliative care and support.

More than 1200 patients and families are cared for every year.