Glasgow became the great city it is because people helped each other. Glaswegians have shown over generations their innate compassion, from William Quarrier opening homes to orphans and Isabella Elder funding new hospitals in Govan to John Wheatley sparking the great social-housing boom as part of the UK's first Labour government.

The city's spirit of solidarity is deeply-rooted and stronger than ever today. I have been amazed to see it expressed over the last year in countless acts of kindness through our platform. GoFundMe’s latest Year in Help report, which looks at how people supported each other across the United Kingdom, found that Glasgow was Scotland’s most generous city.

This is the result of a groundswell of support from across Scotland for Sir Chris Hoy’s Tour de 4, a moment

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