A teenager fighting a brain tumour has proved the inspiration behind fund raising for him, his family and charity.
Neighbours and friends have raised nearly £10,000 to help the Meredith family in Whetstone.
It began when Jack, now 17, was diagnosed with a brain tumour after complaining of not being able to see out of one eye.
He underwent a six hour operation to remove the tumour at the Queen's Medical Centre in Nottingham but a few weeks later had to have a 10 hour operation when the tumour grew back.
It was then close family friend and neighbour Tracey Ingram stepped in to fund raise to help the family.
She said: "Jack has been a major part of our lives for 17 years, we are family friends, and my son Lewis and Jack both attended nursery, high school and college together.
"So many people wanted to help Jack and his family through this difficult time but were unsure how.
"We decided to try and raise awareness of both brain tumours, CLIC Sargent and support the family financially to try and take at least one worry away."
More than 280 people attended a sell out event in which auction and raffle prizes included donations from Kasabian, Leicester City football club, Leicester Tigers and Leicestershire Cricket Club.
The evening - Back our Jack - raised £6,000 for Jack and his family and just over £1,664 for CLIC Sargent, Jack's chosen charity.
Tracey's employers, Santander, matched this to make a total donation of £3,329 to the charity.
Jack's mother Sharon, said: "The support for Jack was quite overwhelming.
"Tracey has done so much. She got in touch with so many people.
"I just didn't have the time to do anything as we were spending all the time we could with Jack."
She added: "The diagnosis was such a shock. When it happens you see so many different people but one of those who came to us was CLIC Sargent and they gave Jack £170 to treat himself.
"It was such a kind thing and the reason he chose the charity for the fund raising.
"He hasn't spent the money yet."
Jack is currently undergoing tomotherpay - a type of more targeted radiotherapy - at the Queen's Medical Centre.
Andy Fuller, CLIC Sargent fund raising manager for the East Midlands, said: "I was so happy that a fantastic night was had by everyone.
"A lot of hard work and effort by a lot of people went into making the night as great as it was."
He added: "I would like to thank Jack for choosing CLIC Sargent as his charity and Santander who generously matched the donation.
