Window and door manufacturer Window Supply Company has raised £5000 by completing a 100-mile walk, run or cycle challenge for the Scottish Association for Mental Health (SAMH).
Altogether 16 employees including directors Duncan Murray, Martin Linden, Greg Hall, Lee Harding, and Fiona Rafferty all took part in the challenge with each participant walking, running, or cycling 100 miles in the month of October.
During the challenge the team accumulated miles in Edinburgh, Glasgow, Stirling, London, Spain and Tenerife with children and dogs getting involved too.
The team raised £2500 which was then matched by Window Supply Company, taking the total donation amount to £5000.
WSC chose to support SAMH, Scotland’s national mental health charity, because of the impact the pandemic has had on people’s mental health throughout the last 18 months. SAMH delivers vital mental health social care support to adults and young people in over 60 communities throughout Scotland. SAMH believes that everyone in Scotland should have access to mental health support at the first time of asking, without the threat of rejection.
Marketing manager Deborah Hall said: “We selected this challenge because we know the positive impact being active has not just on our physical health, but on our mental health and well-being too. It was fantastic to raise funds for SAMH and support the amazing work they do across Scotland, plus the full team felt huge benefits to being active outdoors.”
