A FUNDRAISING kiltwalk has helped provide 250 warm coats and jackets for children in Scotland this winter.
Charity Coats for Kids managed to raise a total of £1000 through their efforts at last year’s Glasgow Kiltwalk and a 40% top-up from Sir Tom Hunter and The Hunter Foundation.
That money has now been spent on clothing for children in Renfrewshire.
Erskine-based Louise Chittick and David Ellison set up the charity initiative.
“No child should be without a warm jacket during winter,” said Chittick. “Since launching in 2017, we have worked with social workers to deliver more than 500 coats to children, from babies to 11-year-olds.
“We’ve had so much great feedback and support from parents and members of the community.”
She added: “Taking part in the Kiltwalk was amazing. It allowed us to help so many more children than we could have hoped. We receive a huge number of requests and the extra boost from The Hunter Foundation really helped us to make a difference.”
The pair now intend to put on their kilts once again for the Royal Bank of Scotland Kiltwalk in Glasgow on April 28.
Kiltwalk CEO Paul Cooney said: “This is what Kiltwalk is all about. More than 1100 charities benefitted from the £5 million raised in 2018. Ensuring children have a warm coat for winter is humbling.”
Registration is open for all four 2019 Royal Bank of Scotland Kiltwalks. The others are on June 2 in Aberdeen, August 18 in Dundee and September 15 in Edinburgh.
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