A KIND Greenock-born financier who has donated £30,000 to support local good causes has helped to send two youngsters to the USA to further their careers. 

Greenock Telegraph:

London-based banker David White, who was brought up in the town, recently stepped in to help send dancer Skye McCabe and football coach Kai Lamont to the States.

With family roots both in Inverclyde and across the Atlantic, the 71-year-old was keen to back them both after reading about their success in the Tele.

Over the last six years David, who runs the Beatrice Foundation, has supported a whole host of good causes.

The retired investment banker said: "The foundation was set up in memory of both my mother Moira and my grandmother Beatrice. It is wonderful to be able to help so many good causes.

"We wanted to help Kai get to California, where my grandmother came from before moving to Greenock and marrying Crawford Black. She would be very pleased if we supported a young man going the other way from Greenock to California."

We reported how young goalkeeper Kai, from Port Glasgow, was heading to the Sacramento University to lead a summer soccer camp, with help from his local Co-op store.

The Beatrice Foundation then stepped into to support him as well.

Greenock Telegraph:

Earlier this year the foundation also offered financial support to dancer and cheerleader Skye McCabe, 13, who was off to the World Championships.

Skye has also raised thousands of pounds over the years for her own charity toy appeal at Christmas.

David said: "Skye is an incredible young lady who does so much to help other people so it was great to help her."

In the last six years the foundation has also donated money to help save the Inverclyde Music Festival as well as helping Greenock Wanderers, Rig Arts, Ocean Youth Trust and Children in Poverty Inverclyde.

Now David is working closely with the music service based in local schools, to support the youngsters they teach.

He said: "It is so important for young people to learn life skills."