A Buchlyvie woman is to take part in the Glasgow Kiltwalk this Sunday to raise funds for charity.
Tricia Cumming is taking on the 14.3-mile ‘Big Stroll’ to raise funds for international development charity Christian Aid.
Tricia, who attends Buchylvie Parish Church (linked with Gartmore Parish Church), signed up to do the Kiltwalk to help boost fundraising for Christian Aid Week.
In previous years volunteers delivered Christian Aid Week envelopes around the village in May to raise money, but new ways of fundraising have had to be found due to the pandemic.
Tricia said: “I am walking for Christian Aid to raise the profile of the great work the charity does around the world.
“The work it does to help tackle extreme poverty in countries where poverty already exists but where it is made so much worse because of the devastating impact of climate change.
“I have a heart to help be part of a movement to see change and transformation in the way we deal with the vast inequalities which exist in the world.”
The popular Scottish fundraising event – which this year is returning to a full calendar of in-person events –is kicking off with the Glasgow Kiltwalk. People can raise funds for their favourite charity and The Hunter Foundation tops it up by an extra 50 percent.
Tricia added: “Walking 14 miles (just over half a marathon!) in a day will be a huge challenge but I will do it for the many thousands of people who have to walk several miles each day to collect drinking water, something we take for granted in Scotland as we turn on the tap.
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“The 50 per cent uplift of funds raised, generously donated by the Hunter Foundation, makes the Kiltwalk a very attractive way of raising vital pounds for worthwhile causes.
“Last year I did the virtual Kiltwalk for Start-up Stirling and this year I’m delighted to be raising money for Christian Aid.”
Head of Christian Aid Scotland Sally Foster-Fulton said: “We are hugely grateful to Tricia and everyone who has signed up to take part in the Glasgow Kiltwalk to raise money for Christian Aid. As Tricia highlights, so many people don’t have access to clean water.
“And the 3-Cs: conflict, climate change and Covid-19 are colliding to make food insecurity and access to water even more challenging in places like Ukraine, Afghanistan, South Sudan and Zimbabwe. Christian Aid works through local partners to support those most in need.
“It is a long road but we are walking alongside vulnerable communities and step by step we can change lives.”
To sponsor Tricia, on the Glasgow Kiltwalk, go to: glasgow.thekiltwalk.co.uk/fundraising/GlasgowKiltwalk2022-TriciaCumming
To find out more about the work of Christian Aid please go to: christianaid.org.uk/get-involved- locally/scotland
