Family vowing to raise funds for Canada accident victim Charlene Reaveley
Fund-raising ventures are taking place to support the family of a 30-year-old Dundee-born woman who lost her life in an alleged hit-and-run road accident in Canada.
Tributes to Charlene Reaveley left at the scene of the accident.
- By Andrew Argo
- Published in the Courier : 16.05.11
- Published online : 16.05.11 @ 08.33am
Charlene Reaveley had no life insurance when she was killed while trying to help a stricken motorist in Vancouver in February.
She left a husband and four young children, and her distraught relatives on both sides of the Atlantic have embarked on a range of events to give the young family as secure a financial future as possible.
Cousin Craig Ogilvie said, "Charlene did not have life insurance when she died, and costs in Canada are high for the sort of things her husband Dan and the children will need," he said.
"There is the possibility that if the court case in Vancouver against the driver of the other vehicle involved in the crash goes a certain way, Dan may be able to sue for some sort of financial settlement, but that is a long way off."
He continued, "There was a concert in Port Coqhuitlam where Charlene lived that raised CDN$42,000, and there is more fund-raising going on there.
"Her relatives in Scotland want to help too, and there are lots of things going on."
Craig and his wife, Alison, who live in Cumbernauld, and his sisters Carrie and Jenni Ogilvie, who both live in Perth, have set out to cover 4377 miles by running, cycling and swimming.
The next big push will be on June 4 in Cumbernauld where there will be two charity football matches, a fun day and a race night.
It is hoped a number of professional players will take part, and the array of auction lots includes signed Old Firm kit and jerseys from Barcelona's Lionel Messi and Real Madrid and Arsenal players.
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