Photographs of the Kinneff Reelers & Friends Annual Charity Walk ’10; a round trip walk from/to Edzell Muir via Hill of Corathro in lower Glen Esk.
This year the funds raised have been donated to two charities – Bliss and Tayside Children with Cancer and Leukaemia (TCCL).
Bliss – Around one in nine babies require some form of specialist hospital care when they are first born. Some of these are born premature and some are born at term, but with conditions that mean they require specialist care. In total this equates to around 80,000 babies every year, or around one every six minutes.
Bliss, the special care baby charity, provides vital support and care to premature and sick babies across the UK. Founded 30 years ago, they offer guidance and information at a critical time in families’ lives. Bliss also fund cutting-edge research, campaign for improved hospital resourcesand for babies to receive the best possible level of care; regardless of when and where they are born. Details about Bliss can be found at > www.bliss.org.uk
TCCL – has been providing quality support of families with children, who are under the age of 21 years, who suffer from Cancer or Leukaemia.
The diagnosis of Cancer and Leukaemia in a child causes tremendous stress for families who must struggle, physically, practically, emotionally, and financially with the intensive, intrusive treatment regime and the inevitable disruption it brings to family life.
TCCL attempts to alleviate some of these stresses by organising group activities such as Panto Visits, Summer Outings and Parties. There is also a holiday fund which enables families to have weekend breaks at a location of their choice where they can spend time together, after perhaps protracted treatment regimes in hospital.
Monetary assistance to families experiencing financial difficulties caused by the child’s illness, or to facilitate travel to hospital is also available.
Apart from the cost of stationary, printing and advertising, all funds raised go directly to the children and their families. Details about TCCL can be found at > www.tccl.org.uk
The walk – the weather gods smiled upon us, again, and the 30 of us who walked had a dry day with some great views (24 hrs earlier would have been a whole lot different!). The walk route was probably a surprise for a few, with it being so close to home but having a lot of contrasting terrain.
We finished the day at Edzell Golf Club > www.edzellgolfclub.com < for supper and a putting competition – won by a team with two non golfers, captained by John Forbes!!
Thanks to Mike Beattie and Tony Peters for supplying some of the photos.
A special thank you to Margaret Nethery of Bliss, who came up from Dunfirmline to walk with us.
The total amount raised was £2,501 and with gift aid this will increase to £3,009.28. The individual charities received – figure in brackets is with gift aid added:
Bliss – £1,200.50 (£1,408.64)
TCCL – £1,300.50 (£1,600.64)
Kinneff Reelers would like to take this opportunity to thank all those who generously donated.
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