Meallmore Scales New Heights for Age Scotland
Scottish care provider Meallmore has scaled new heights to raise over £2,500 for charity.
Eight brave members of the Meallmore Central East teams took part in The Kelpies Experience at Helix Park in Falkirk to raise funds for Age Scotland.
Karen MacDonald, Jodi Gleeson, Mark Kelly, Cameron King, Steven Welch, Charles Simpson, Lisa Calley and Improvement Jeche from across the Meallmore Group put on their helmets and embarked on an aerial adventure inside one of Scotland’s most iconic landmarks.
The challenge includes climbing through a series of aerial obstacles inside the sculptures, before reaching the horse’s mouth and making their way back down by abseil or Quick Flight descent.
The team took on the challenge to raise vital funds for Age Scotland, a charity dedicated to supporting older people across Scotland. Their work helps older people feel valued, connected and supported, including through their helpline, friendship calls, community groups, wellbeing programmes and campaigning work.
Karen MacDonald, HR Business Partner at Meallmore said: “I was absolutely terrified before taking on The Kelpies Experience. It really pushed me out of my comfort zone, but I’m so glad I did it. There was a real moment of having to talk myself into it, take a deep breath and just go for it – and once I did, it was amazing.
“Conquering that fear alongside Meallmore colleagues made the experience even more special. That’s what makes Meallmore such a brilliant place to be part of. We support each other, we encourage each other, and every so often we find ourselves doing something completely out of the ordinary for a really important cause. To share that experience with colleagues, have such a laugh, and raise an incredible amount of money for Age Scotland made it a day I’ll never forget. I’m really proud to have been part of it.”
Cillian Hennessey, CEO of Meallmore, said: “At Meallmore, supporting older people is at the heart of what we do every day, so Age Scotland is a cause we’re always keen to champion and support wherever we can. This was a brilliant effort by our eight brave colleagues to raise awareness and funds to help Age Scotland continue making a meaningful difference to older people’s lives. Well done to all of them for taking on the challenge. They made us very proud with every step, climb and abseil!”
Katherine Crawford, CEO of Age Scotland said: “We’re incredibly grateful to the adventurous fundraisers from Meallmore who braved the Kelpies for older people in Scotland. The climb and drop to the bottom is no mean feat! Their dedication to raising such an impressive amount of money is really impressive and it will go a long way to helping us meet the demand for our services. We’re proud to work together and have their support.”
