Leukaemia fighter Toby Etheridge will clock up the first miles of a busy year of fundraising on Saturday.
The 11-year-old, who is undergoing five years of intensive treatment, will perform a whistle-stop tour of Edinburgh, St Andrews and Cupar to mark World Cancer Day.
He will visit three companies supporting his efforts to help families of children with cancer through his charity Toby’s Magical Journey.
And next month he will walk across the Tay Road Bridge.
Toby has already raised more than £20,000 for other charities and with Toby’s Magical Journey, run by his parents Alison and Richie, granted charitable status in December, 2017 looks set to be his busiest yet.
Alison said: “Even though Toby was, and still is, seriously ill, there are children worse off than him and all he has ever wanted to do is help others. It’s commendable. Helping others keeps him going.”
Toby, of Cupar, will continue to be treated with daily chemotherapy for acute lymphoblastic leukaemia until April 2019.
Although he has returned to St Columba’s Primary School, he misses a lot of classes due to illness and treatment in Edinburgh’s Royal Hospital for Sick Children.
But his illness has not dented his determination to keep coming up with new ideas for raising funds to provide practical support and advice for families devastated by a child’s cancer diagnosis.
Other fundraising events include a spring fair in April and the following month, Toby’s Magical Ball, the May Dance.
For details on how to get tickets to the dance, visit
facebook.com/TobysMagicalJourney/
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