Tag: charity

Edinburgh businesses raise over £350,000 for children’s charity

Teams from Edinburgh organisations including EY, Larbert High School and University of Edinburgh Business School took on the heat of Dragons’ Glen, raising £16,026 in 2016/17 and supporting Children 1st, Scotland’s National Children’s Charity. Tthe competition has now raised £358,378 in five years. Continue reading Edinburgh businesses raise over £350,000 for children’s charity

Hoof it to Hyderabad: Irvine Welsh launches charity challenge

Trainspotting author, Irvine Welsh launched charity Scottish Love in Action’s Hoof it to Hyderabad Challenge yesterday.

Edinburgh-based SLA’s purpose is to help transform the lives of vulnerable children in India by partnering with and supporting grassroots Indian NGOs that care for and educate children.

Irvine, a long standing ambassador for SLA, kicked off the charity challenge by walking the first mile of SLA’s 5,000 mile target from Scotland to Hyderabad from Edinburgh Castle Esplanade down the Royal Mile to Holyrood Palace, and he urged walkers, runners and cyclists to register now and Hoof it to Hyderabad this June for SLA.

Participants can virtually walk the 8000km or 12,106,000 steps from Scotland to Hyderabad in India to show the girls supported by SLA that their lives matter: and raise money for the GIRLS’ LIVES MATTER Appeal and you could be lucky and win two return flights to India!

SLA founder and chairwoman Gillie Davidson said: “Many of the children we care for have only managed to survive by scavenging in rubbish tips, or living on the streets where they are open to being trafficked into prostitution or forced labour.

“All the money we raise from challenges like Hoof it to Hyderabad give these children a chance in life and we’d like to thank everyone for this support.”

Visit HOOF IT TO HYDERABAD CHALLENGE to register or find out more.

 

Thank you, Moonwalkers: new Maggies Centre opens

Up to 15,000 people in the Forth Valley area living with cancer could benefit from a brand new Maggie’s Centre which opened yesterday in Larbert. Breast cancer charity Walk the Walk is the principal funder of Maggie’s Forth Valley, through a £3 million grant from funds raised by its iconic night-time fundraising event, The MoonWalk Scotland. Continue reading Thank you, Moonwalkers: new Maggies Centre opens

Iain to tackle London Marathon for Scottish SPCA

A Midlothian man is running the London Marathon in aid of the Scottish SPCA to help animals in Scotland. Iain Ross from Midlothian will experience one of the world’s largest running events while supporting Scotland’s unwanted, abandoned and neglected animals on Sunday 23 April. Continue reading Iain to tackle London Marathon for Scottish SPCA