Posts by Stevie Scott
Sainsbury’s Charity of Choice
A massive thanks to all our volunteers who helped make Saturday a huge success and to Sainsbury’s for choosing us as their charity of choice. #familymatters
Read MoreFundraising Acknowledged
Thanks to all our friends and colleagues who helped raise awareness of our great charity in 2018 (oh and a few pounds as well ) we had an opportunity to formally thank a few of them this afternoon for their continued support, well done and please keep up the good work #familymatters
Read MoreChristmas Beneficiaries Lunch
A massive thanks to all of you for making days like this possible. It’s through your regular giving, sponsored events, donations and general love of your Charity that these ladies (widows) are able to enjoy themselves in the company of old friends. Almost 100 years ago our Charity was founded to look after the Widows…
Read MoreDunrobin Castle
On 14th November, Jackie Mackenzie our Fundraising and Engagement Officer (North) visited Dunrobin Castle to accept this cheque for £2500 from Shona MacBeath at Sutherland Estates. Earlier this year there was a significant wildfire on the estate which crews from all over the North SDA attended. The Estate wished to thank the crews for all their hard work…
Read MorePaw’s for a Pic
A big thank you again to all of our Sainsbury’s Volunteers we had a fabulous day, great fun and raised awareness of our charity. More details to follow…
Read MoreSt Andrew’s Charity Ball
Tickets are selling fast for this year’s St Andrew’s Charity Ball, which takes place on Saturday 24 November in Glasgow’s Grand Central Hotel at 7pm. The event, held in aid of our Family Support Trust, is always a popular occasion in the SFRS calendar, so make sure you get your tickets quickly to secure your…
Read MoreNorth SDA Drill Challenge
Jackie Mackenzie, our Fundraising and Engagement Officer (North) attended the inaugural North SDA Drill Challenge which was held at Inverness Fire Station on the 6th October. A great day was had by all, and both the FST and the Firefighters Charity benefitted from public donations Thanks to the organisers for staging the event and congratulations to…
Read MoreGuns n Hoses
Last week team Guns n Hoses had the pleasure of presenting a cheque for £796.25 to the SFRS Family Support Trust. We chose to raise money for this amazing charity to show our appreciation for the support they provide to serving and retired fire service personnel across Scotland as well as their relatives, during their…
Read MoreClydesdale Colts raise money for SFRS
I had the privilege of receiving a cheque for £500 from Ken Blake yesterday. Please read Ken’s comments below on how this money was raised for our charity. On the 1st September 2018 a brand new British Cycling Youth race series was launched. Scottish Fire and Rescue in partnership with South Lanarkshire’s largest childrens’ cycle…
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