Hiretech Ltd donate to Cash for Kids
Local bikers raise over £1,000 for Cash for Kids!
Last updated 6th Jun 2017
An Aberdeenshire business man has completed a 450 mile motorbike ride with friends and colleagues to raise much needed funds for Cash for Kids.
Andy Buchan, managing director of oil and gas equipment rental firm Hiretech Limited, presented Cash for Kids with £1,076.50 following a series of fundraising events.
"I am very thankful to everyone who has helped me to fundraise for the charity over the past month, particularly those who were penalised for their unknown misdemeanours on our bike ride.” Andy Buchan
Eight fellow bikers joined Andy on the return trip from Hiretech Limited’s office at Hatton of Fintray to Applecross, with the route also taking in Ullapool and the Bealach na Ba. On the 450-mile journey the bikers received light-hearted fines for any misdemeanours and breakdowns. Andy stipulated that all bikes should be pre-1979 models, a rule he himself promptly broke – and was fined for – by choosing to ride a 1986 Yamaha RD125LC.
The group was supported on the trip by Hiretech Limited’s apprentice engineer James Farquhar. His services were put to use within minutes of the journey commencing when one of the bikes broke down around two miles outside Hatton of Fintray.
The keen motorcyclist then added to the fundraising total by asking friends and family to make donations in lieu of presents at his 50th birthday celebrations.
“We so grateful to Andy, his family, friends and colleagues for their generosity. Their bike trip is an example of how fun and imaginative fundraising can be. Michelle Ferguson, Cash for Kids' Charity Manager.
Cash for Kids will use the donation to help fulfil applications to its unique quarterly grant funding programme. The scheme provides grants to individuals, families and community groups to support children and improve their quality of life. Applications need to be endorsed by a third party, such as a social worker or health visitor, and the deadline for applications in the current quarter is Wednesday, 19 July.
Andy’s efforts will enable Cash for Kids to continue to support a wide range of children, families and community groups in Aberdeen and Aberdeenshire and will improve the life quality of these children, whether that is a result of disability, illness or poverty.