16 . Glasgow Business February 2016


MEMBER NEWS Fundraising


Charity launches its year-long campaign to mark 50th birthday


A team from Lindsays took part in the It’s a Knockout challenge at Glasgow Green, attempting to beat the inflatables and survive the obstacles to raise funds for the Prince and Princess of Wales Hospice’s Brick by Brick Foundations Appeal


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» Lindsays volunteers embrace the charity initiative


t the start of 2015, Lindsays launched a unique charity initiative as part of


the firm’s bicentenary celebrations. Partners and staff were offered the chance to devote 200 hours during the working day to help community groups of their choice. Alasdair Cummings,


Lindsays’ Managing Partner,


said: “Te objective was simple – to support local community projects by enabling our people to invest time in causes which mater personally to them.” Te enthusiasm and


commitment from across the firm surpassed expectations and resulted in 200 hours becoming 350-plus hours. Teams identified projects and communities they could help,


and groups from different offices swapped their business suits for tools, paint brushes and wellies, to support a variety of charities. Across Lindsays’ five offices in Scotland, more than 350 hours of firm time was invested, more than 120 partners and staff got involved, and 28 projects were delivered to support 19 different charities and local community organisations.


Youngsters get a taste of the hospitality sector


An innovative programme designed to provide 1,000 primary school pupils across the Clyde Gateway area with an insight into the hospitality and tourism sectors got underway recently.


‘Hospitality Explorers’, a partnership between Clyde Gateway – an urban regeneration company designed to drive inner investment across the east of Glasgow and South Lanarkshire – and Marriott Hotels will deliver a unique hospitality initiative. A total of 150 primary


five pupils from Blackfriars Primary, Dalmarnock Primary and Wellshot Primary took centre stage as they attended the event at their associated


Primary five pupils from Blackfriars Primary, Dalmarnock Primary and Wellshot Primary took centre stage as they attended an event at their associated secondary school, Eastbank Academy


secondary school, Eastbank Academy. In total, 24 primary schools and all four associated secondary schools across the Clyde Gateway area will take part in this programme. The Glasgow Marriott Hotel will help schoolchildren with group working challenges, poster creation and fact finding to give them a unique insight into the role both sectors play in the Scottish economy, as


well as learning about some of the potential job opportunities available, should they wish to pursue a career in either field. Clyde Gateway and the


Glasgow Marriot Hotel also run the very successful hospitality programme aimed at school leavers, ‘The Hotel & Hospitality Academy’, that has secured full time employment for more than 26 jobs residents of Clyde Gateway in recent years.


Meggan Dawson-Farrell, SBH Scotland Ambassador and member; John Amabile, SBH Scotland Ambassador; Brooke Carracher, SBH Scotland Member; Nicola Cassells, SBH Scotland Ambassador and Spiney the Diney, the SBH Scotland mascot


Specialist charity, Spina Bifida Hydrocephalus (SBH) Scotland is celebrating its 50th year of support and advocacy for people affected by the lifelong, complex conditions. It celebrated its 50th birthday in October when more than 100 members joined a special party hosted by SBH Scotland Ambassador, John Amabile. The event marked the launch


of SBH Scotland’s ‘With A Little Help From Our Friends’ campaign, a year-long anniversary appeal with a host of events and activities that supporters can take part in, all with the aim of raising £1 million to continue its full-range of support. The charity is hoping


companies and individuals will choose to support it in this very special year by taking part in activities such as the Kiltwalk or Zipslide, or by organising innovative events such as coffee mornings, comedy nights and duck races. SBH Scotland Fundraising


Director, Deborah Roe, said: “Our achievements are a result of the generous support from friends past and present. Friends who share our vision of enabling all those with spina bifida and/or hydrocephalus to live the best life possible.” Visit www.sbhscotland.org.


uk/fifty for more information, or to support the SBH Scotland’s Appeal.


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