Dobbies’ fundraising walk raises over £4000 for Alzheimer’s Research UK

A group of 30 colleagues from Dobbies Central Support Office, based in Lasswade, has raised £4250 on a 25-mile walk, for the company’s national charity partner, Alzheimer’s Research UK.

The participants walked through Dalkeith Country Park to the mouth of the River Esk at Musselburgh, then joined the John Muir Way along the coast to North Berwick. They began the walk at 7:30am and completed it by 5pm.

Laura Adamson, head of PR, communications and events at Dobbies, who took part in the walk on 5 June, said: “Our team has come together to do something really special to raise money for a meaningful cause and partnership.

“The team has quite literally gone the extra mile to show their support for Alzheimer’s Research UK, raising vital funds to support research to find a cure for dementia.

“We would like to say a massive thank you to all our supporters who have been so

generous in their donations and we are looking forward to our next fundraiser,

Alzheimer’s Research UK’s Walk For A Cure, which takes place on Sunday 20 July at

Holyrood Park, in Edinburgh.”

Paul Glazier, head of corporate partnerships at Alzheimer’s Research UK, said:

“From all of us at Alzheimer’s Research UK, huge congratulations to the Dobbies

Central Support Office team for going the distance to raise funds for dementia

research. Walking a combined 750 miles is no mean feat.

“If nothing changes, one in two of us will be directly affected by dementia – either by caring for someone with the condition, developing it ourselves or both. Alzheimer’s Research UK exists to change this, we exist for a cure, and with the support of everyone at Dobbies, we won’t stop until we end the heartbreak it causes.”

www.alzheimersresearchuk.org/walk-for-a-cure

 Image: Dobbies Garden Centres