THE brother and sister from Florida clearly meant well.

But a video by Florida Christian teenagers Aina, 19, and Ferran, 17, Rivas has gone viral for the wrong reasons.

“We both love serving”, said Aina Rivas on her crowdfunding page’s Youtube video. They were, she said, looking for $5,000 (£3,400) to allow them to “to take our serving hearts overseas” .

The godforsaken black hole they hope to rescue? Glasgow.

In what one commenter called a “Comic Relief-style appeal” Aina talked about how they hoped to use their “energy and enthusiasm” to reverse the Glasgow effect, the name given to the anomaly of the city’s low life-expectancy figures.

“You’re probably wondering: why Glasgow?” Aina asks.

Her brother continues: “The UK is one of the richest countries in Europe and would appear needless and self-sustaining, however Glasgow proves that wrong.”

He continues: “Scientists have tried to explain [the Glasgow effect], by saying that high levels of poverty, high levels of stress, and a culture of alienation and pessimism has led to this. It’s alarming that nowadays one third of all children in the city are estimated living in poverty.”

Aina continues: “For two weeks we’ll be part of a cleaning and reconstruction effort for one of Glasgow’s industrial wastelands. But, more importantly, we will participate with local youth, sharing a message of hope and goodwill with energy and enthusiasm. This could turn the situation around.”

The two have signed up to the Hope Youth Corp Glasgow program to take place between June 15 and 29.

According to that organisation’s website they, along with other volunteers on the program, will be working alongside local volunteers to transform a patch of urban wasteland into usable space for a local school.

Writing on Facebook, Crawford McInally-Kier said: “Bairns from a place devoid of universal healthcare, free prescriptions and free education want to save us from ourselves. If ever there was an example of how poverty is relative and the term is overly politicised then this it. Buzzing for our Live Aid concert.”

Dionne Strachan wrote: “They’ve obviously got good intentions and just want to help. Bless ‘em! I hope if they come over they are made to feel welcome and don’t have to deal with numpties giving them abuse.”

According to the Hope Youth Corp website, places are now full. Those taking part are asked to pay $1,120 on top of their flights.

The site says they’ll learn “construction skills shoulder to shoulder with local volunteers”

Other stops on the two-week mission will include “a weekend exploring the medieval Old City of Edinburgh and hiking along the coast high above the Firth of Forth. We’ll be welcomed into the Scottish disciples’ homes, moved by the unforgettable sound of bagpipes and dancing till we drop at a traditional Gaelic cèilidh.”