Tag: charity

Duncan’s Pyrenean odyssey to raise funds for Poppyscotland

A former Special Forces soldier will head to the French Pyrenees next month to undertake a sponsored cycle to raise funds for Armed Forces charity Poppyscotland. Duncan Forbes, who was injured in an Improvised Explosive Device (IED) explosion while serving overseas in 2010, will take part in a week-long, 450-mile journey climbing 36,000 feet of hill and mountain, cycling from the Atlantic Coast to the Mediterranean through the challenging terrain of the Pyrenees. Continue reading Duncan’s Pyrenean odyssey to raise funds for Poppyscotland

Do the Kiltwalk for carers

VOCAL is looking for supporters to take part in the 2017 Edinburgh Kiltwalk on Sunday 17 September and help raise funds for carers. Registration is open now and there are plenty of spaces still available.

This year the Hunter Foundation is giving every charity a 40% bonus for every £100 raised – that means that VOCAL will receive £140 for every £100 you raise!

VOCAL counselling service manager Lorraine MacKenzie is taking part to celebrate a significant birthday this year, and she urges others to join her.

Lorraine said: “To celebrate my birthday, as well as taking up running, I’ve signed up to do the Kiltwalk for VOCAL. The more people we can get to take part, the better it will be for everybody because we’ll get an extra 40% donation for every £100 each person raises. It will just make such a difference to carers to get that extra money.”

Join Lorraine in the Kiltwalk on Sunday 17 September: 

Register here and choose VOCAL as your nominated charity.

Scottish Children’s Lottery cash for FOTA

Community project Friends of the Award (FOTA) in Edinburgh and the Lothians has been awarded a £2,000 grant from the Scottish Children’s Lottery.

FOTA works in partnership with the City of Edinburgh Council to ensure that the Duke of Edinburgh’s Award is accessible to disadvantaged and marginalised young people in the local area. Continue reading Scottish Children’s Lottery cash for FOTA

Childrens’s charity offers exclusive Forth Bridge experience

Your View at the Forth Rail Bridge

Forth Rail Bridge

Thousands of people may have been unsuccessful in the new Queensberry Crossing Experience ballot, but Barnardo’s Scotland is offering an equally exclusive experience promising spectacular views of all three bridges and beyond.  Continue reading Childrens’s charity offers exclusive Forth Bridge experience

Encore, encore: theatre’s support for charity is a smash hit

Edinburgh Playhouse CHAS - 1

The UK’s largest theatre – the Edinburgh Playhouse – and its generous audiences have together raised a total of £82,485.83 for Children’s Hospices Across Scotland (CHAS). Continue reading Encore, encore: theatre’s support for charity is a smash hit