One step at a time – and all for a great cause.

When friends and colleagues band together, the possibilities are near limitless.

At the beginning of July, Andy McKay from our Telecommunications office set off on a fundraising charity walk around the Isle of Cumbrae, passing through Millport town along the way.

But he didn’t do it alone.  Friends, family and a fair few work colleagues from HF joined him on the 10 mile loop following the coastal roads around the island in the Firth of Clyde off the coast of North Ayrshire with wonderful views on all sides. So far, the charity walk alone has raised over £4,000.

The charity event was organised in memory of Jenna and just like every fundraising event that Andy has organised since August 2011, the money raised goes to the British Heart Foundation to help them in their fight against heart disease.

Andy has been organising multiple charity events over the years and in little over a decade (with a number of events cancelled because of Covid restrictions), his charity fundraising has managed to raise over £175,000!!!! When Gift Aid is added into that figure, that comes to just shy of £200,000.  A truly extraordinary achievement.  Yet Andy is far from done and there are many more events in the pipeline – as there should be.

As a member of the HF family for over 25 years, Andy is a vital part of the company and we have been thrilled to help out with donations and prizes for the many events that Andy has organised since 2011.

At HF, we put people first. It is one of our core company values and we truly believe that we are at our strongest and most effective when we respect, value, and collaborate together. We are one team. Whether that be in the day to day work we do across the multiple divisions of HF or as part of a team working alongside each other completing charity fundraising walks in the Summer sun.

A massive congratulations to everyone involved in the charity walk and of course to those who contributed to the fundraising.  We are already looking forward to the next event that Andy is organising and can’t wait to report back on the next big targets that his fundraising hits.

If you want to make an online donation to Andy’s fundraising campaign, you can use the link below.

British Heart Foundation Donations