RESPONSE race to break fundraising effort

Tuesday, 24 August 2010 00:00

RESPONSE team taking part in the Great Scottish Run for Yorkhill

Ahead of the Great Scottish Run, which will take place on Sunday 5 September, RESPONSE has already raised more than £1000 for Yorkhill Children’s Foundation in only 4 weeks.

A team of 11 dedicated staff from the Glasgow based customer contact centre will pull on their trainers and take to Glasgow’s streets to compete in what is one of Scotland’s largest mass participating events, attracting over 20,000 people of all abilities and ages. This is the first time that RESPONSE has entered the run, with 7 of the team completing the half marathon and 4 completing the 10k leg of the event.

Following a recent company-wide vote, RESPONSE chose Yorkhill Children’s Foundation as its charity partner. They have now set the course to reach their ambitious target of £20,000 to be raised over the next 12 months. Taking part in the Great Scottish Run is the first of a series of fundraising events and activities to help reach their target.

The money raised will be put towards in-patient simultaneous EEG/Video telemetry equipment, which is used to help diagnose children with epilepsy, one of the most common serious neurological disorders of childhood. It will be placed in Yorkhill’s Fraser of Allander Neurosciences Unit and will allow the team there to provide gold standard treatment to children with epilepsy.

Alan Dickie, Business Transformation Director at RESPONSE who is heading up the team says: “The dedication and hard work which our guys have thrown behind their preparation for the Great Scottish Run is superb. Yorkhill Children’s Foundation is close to the hearts of many in RESPONSE, so there is a real sense that they want to make a real difference for this very worthwhile cause.

“Surpassing our first milestone target of £1000 is a fantastic achievement so early on. I’m sure that we will be able to continue this momentum and generate even more cash so that we can make a real impact for the children and their families at Yorkhill. Without support, it would be extremely difficult for charities such as Yorkhill to do their work. I hope that the RESPONSE team’s success in preparing for the Great Scottish Run will inspire others to get behind our chosen charity. We still have some way to go to reach our annual target but we are off to a fantastic start.” 

Chief Executive of Yorkhill Children’s Foundation, Shona Cardle added: “The team in Yorkhill’s Fraser of Allander Unit and everyone at Yorkhill Children’s Foundation is hugely grateful to RESPONSE for choosing to support our charity over the coming year. This new medical equipment will make a significant difference to the hospital and will allow us to diagnose and treat many more children with epilepsy than ever before.”