A blind teacher from Prestwick raised over £800 for national sight loss charity RNIB Scotland when she pounded the pavement during the Kiltwalk on Sunday.
Debra McKenzie, 63, who is registered blind, and friend Karen Mathers, donned their pink RNIB T-shirts and 'Tartan Jimmy' hats as they took part in the challenge in Glasgow with guide dog Bruce.
Debra, an IT teacher who has been working from home due to Covid, runs a weekly RNIB Scotland walking group in Prestwick and also volunteers for one of its local book clubs.
And during lockdown she was a befriender to others who are visually impaired.
Debra said of the Kiltwalk: “It was a lovely, great, great day.
“The Kiltwalk was very busy and my guide dog was a bit stressed because he’s not been in a big crowd for so long, but he coped with a whole day of it.
“I did it for RNIB Scotland because they worked so hard during lockdown, and did so much to make people feel they were not on their own and isolated.
“They did a lot of phone calls to people to make sure they were okay, and I just felt they deserved it this year.
“Altogether, it was a great day. We had lots of fun, did the walk okay, and enjoyed a nice meal at the end.”
Debra began to lose her sight 15 years ago before losing it completely during lockdown.
She said previously: “Both my retinas detached while driving my car and I just managed to get home by pure luck more than anything else. It was scary.
“My eye condition is CMV retinitis and during lockdown my sight started deteriorating and now I have none at all.”
The Kiltwalk allows people to raise funds for the charities and causes they care about, which receive a 50 per cent top-up from Sir Tom Hunter’s Foundation.
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