Staff at Dumfries and Galloway Royal Infirmary have been raising money for charity through a baton relay challenge that involves at least one member of the team completing 5k by walking or running each day.
The baton has now been passed to the Out-patients Department who have chosen Nith Inshore Rescue as the charity they are raising money for. Laura Holland, Clinical Nurse Specialist – Dermatology is leading the fund raising efforts and advises “we took a vote on what charity we would like to raise money for and Nith Inshore Rescue came out on top”.
Other teams have raised a significant amount of money for other charities during their stints in the baton relay and Laura advises there is a healthy competitive spirit where each team hopes to do a few more steps and raise a bit more money than the last. The relay has been a real positive motivator for teams during these difficult times especially through winter, all steps are raised in staff’s own time and not at work.
Ronnie Clark, Chair – Nith Inshore Rescue says:
“We are really grateful that DGRI out-patients have thought of us as their nominated charity. It is quite humbling at this time, during Covid, that NHS staff are raising money for us when we are all aware how difficult things have been and the pressure they are under, this helps us to reflect on just how selfless and caring they are”.
Money raised from these efforts will go towards costs for ongoing training and development of skills and equipment required by the Glencaple based rescue team.
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