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Donning tartan for the Edinburgh Kiltwalk in support of SAMH
services in communities across Scotland providing mental health social care support, addictions and employment services, among others. Anderson Strathern’s CSR group organises events to support their chosen charity throughout the year and in September the firm took part in the Kiltwalk to raise money for SAMH. Partner Chris McDowall said: “Supporting SAMH not
only offers us a fantastic opportunity to fundraise for a great charity committed to improving the mental health of Scotland, but it also provides the firm with a chance to highlight the importance of breaking down barriers in the workplace and getting staff talking about their mental health, as well as helping staff who currently need mental health support.” The company’s employees are given a day and a half’s paid
leave to take part in CSR activities. This can amount to more than 3,000 hours of community contribution a year. It also supports people working together to raise funds through events. With pro bono work with Social Bite dating back to 2014, the Anderson Strathern team helped raise money for homelessness in Scotland by taking part in Sleep in the Park. They are packing their sleeping bags again this year along with an expected 12,000 people. The main activity of the Glasgow Care Foundation is giving
practical help to needy families and individuals in Glasgow by supplying white goods, carpets, furniture and the like to beneficiaries who are referred by housing associations, Social Work and other care agencies including Action for Children, Quarriers and SAMH. Glasgow Care Foundation Vice-Chair Alastair Campbell said: “We ask businesses to support us with cash donations online through our website. We also run a campaign at Christmas to give children’s presents and gift vouchers to the families we support. Businesses are therefore asked at this time of year to send us Christmas gifts for children and teenagers or supermarket gift vouchers for family Christmas meals.”
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