Mary’s success

Amid the vitriol of electioneering, the horror of child abuse and the tensions caused by economic woes, the fruit of a simple vision was wonderfully celebrated in Glasgow on Sunday.

Ordinary citizens, young and old, business people and ­politicians packed the Glasgow Concert Hall to mark the tenth anniversary of Mary’s Meals and the premiere of the Oscar-nominated documentary Child 31.

Motivating us humans is ­notoriously difficult. However, being inspired by the call to provide one meal a day for suffering children at less than £1 per month has harnessed hearts, minds and actions almost ­beyond imagination.

Mary’s Meals underlines the real meaning of success, making a difference, a great difference, one person at a time.

Gavin Cargill

Edinburgh Road

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