Hays Travel agents support charities with walking and rowing challenges
Hays Travel agents across England and Scotland have been supporting good causes in their communities with fundraisers such as sponsored walks and rowing challenges.
A four-strong team from Hays Travel Alexandria, in West Dunbartonshire, raised more than £1,000 by taking part in the annual Glasgow Kiltwalk.
They trekked 14.6 miles from Clydebank to Loch Lomond, raising £1,020 for Beatson Cancer Charity, a Glasgow-based organisation.
About 20,000 people took part in this year’s annual Kiltwalk, raising £4.3 million for 1,111 different Scottish charities.
Branch manager Angela Booth said: “We completed the Kiltwalk last year and wanted to do it again but for the Beatson Cancer Charity this time.
“We felt passionate about the cause and know how much good work Beatson do.”
Fiona Gillespie, corporate fundraiser at Beatson Cancer Charity, said: “Thank you to an outstanding team of walkers whose dedication and generosity through the Kiltwalk has helped support Beatson Cancer Charity.”
To donate to Hays Travel’s Kiltwalk fundraiser, click here.
Meanwhile, an eight-strong team from Hays Travel on Market Place in Wigan took it in turns on an instore rowing machine to row the length of the English Channel – 570km.
The challenge raised £810 for Wigan and Leigh Hospice, where they provide palliative and end-of-life care.
Travel consultant Yasemin Tasdele, said: “We chose this charity because the hospice is currently supporting one of the team’s relatives.”
Community fundraiser Emily Morris thanked the team, saying: “Rowing the longest length of the English Channel on a rowing machine is an amazing achievement, and we’re so grateful for the energy and commitment.”
To donate to Hays Travel Wigan’s fundraiser, click here.
• A seven-strong team from Hays Travel at the Riverway Retail Park, Irvine, covered the marathon distance of 26.22 miles on an instore treadmill, raising £920 for Glebe Primary School.
Branch manager Joanne Macdougall said: “We had a lot of fun, especially with my granddaughters joining in and helping.
“It was lovely to see the local community supporting our event, and we had gathered a lot of nice raffle prices to give away to them.”
• Also in Scotland, John Swinney, Scotland’s First Minister, visited the Hamilton branch to support the team’s sponsored walk to raise money for Lanarkshire Cancer Care Trust.
The event will take place on June 7 at Strathclyde Park in Motherwell.
He said: “Lanarkshire Cancer Care Trust is a brilliant charity and it’s fantastic the team at Hays Travel are supporting them.”
Assistant manager Amanda Harvie said: “This is an amazing local charity that provides an essential lifeline for many of our local community at a difficult time.”
As well as arranging the fundraising walk, Amanda contacted Rangers and Celtic football clubs, which both donated vouchers for tours of the stadiums and trophy rooms, and these have been gifted to drivers from the charity.
Details can be found on Hays Travel Hamilton’s Facebook page.
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