​Year of fundraising for Macmillan proves lawyers are all heart

Big hearted staff at a north east legal firm have donated a whopping £32,000 to Macmillan Cancer Support after a year of fundraising efforts.

Staff at Aberdein Considine, which has offices in Aberdeen and Edinburgh, undedrtook a programme of 10k runs, half marathons and bake sales, rounded off with special lunch events.

Criminal law secretary Denise Elrick was among those to take on personal challenges, raising more than £2,000 alone through a sponsored head shave.

In total, staff handed over £32,460 to the charity.

Ruth Aberdein, chair of Aberdein Considine’s charity committee, said: “Each year we nominate a charity and have taken great pride throughout 2014 in raising funds for Macmillan Cancer Support.

“It was a choice which was taken to heart by all at the firm and we’re delighted to have contributed to the wonderful work carried out by Macmillan.

“It was a real team effort, supported not only by the staff at Aberdein Considine but also by clients and many others who contribute to the events staged throughout the year.”

Isla Dewar, a fundraising manager with Macmillan Cancer Support, said the charity was grateful for the efforts and support shown by staff.

She said: “Cancer can be the loneliest place. Macmillan can be there, but not without the support of firms like Aberdein Considine.

“We are hugely grateful to their staff and clients for the range of fundraising activity they took part in, enjoyed, and, in some instances, endured.

“The total raised is astounding and will help Macmillan Cancer Support reach more people affected by cancer, so no one has to face it alone.”

The firm will now turn its fundraising efforts to Children’s Hospice Association Scotland (CHAS), which staff have selected as their chosen charity for 2015.

CHAS provides the only hospice services in Scotland for children and young people who have life-shortening conditions for which there is no known cure.