A LOCAL business is celebrating its 10th anniversary by supporting a charity set up in memory of a special little boy.

The AGM Group has developed a website, Twitter account and sponsored an annual football game in aid of Euan’s Cause.

The charity is inspired by Gourock toddler Euan Clark.

The tot was born with a rare heart condition called Hypoplastic Left Heart Syndrome (HLHS), which meant that one side of his heart didn’t develop properly.

Euan tragically died, aged 18 months, while waiting for a transplant.

Andrew Meek, managing director of the AGM Group, wanted to help the charity in any way he could.

He said: “Euan’s dad, Robert, is a close friend and we want to do everything we can to help get the message out about HLHS and stimulate more awareness of the condition.

“This is when business can really make a difference and we hope to do that over the coming months and years by getting the message out about Euan’s Cause.” Euan underwent several open heart surgeries, his first at just five-days-old.

His parents were told that he would be suitable for a heart transplant and they were hopeful their cherished son would get the organ he so desperately needed. Euan was treated with special drugs to kick-start his heart at Yorkhill Hospital in Glasgow, in an attempt to prepare him for a transplant.

But he suffered a cardiac arrest and had to be flown to the Freeman Hospital in Newcastle.

Medics there fought to save him using lifesaving drugs and hi-tech heart machines until a suitable heart donor could be found. But the little boy’s condition deteriorated and he passed away.

His parents Robert and Nicola, who have a 15-month-old son, Lyle, have thrown themselves into fundraising events for the hospitals that helped their son.

They have raised a remarkable £25,000 in Euan’s name over the past two years. Robert took part in a Tough Mudder challenge and Nicola was a finalist in the Telegraph’s Local Heroes competition in recognition of her charity work.

They hope the charity will also raise awareness about his condition and the importance of organ donation.

For more information or to make a donation visit www.euanscause.co.uk or www.twitter.com/EuansCause