Paul (the dad, 61) and Emily (the daughter, 26) are taking on the challenge of the Great Scottish Run in Glasgow on the 1st of October 2023. Having actually taken the plunge and entered what will be our first half marathons, our aim is to raise money to help fight the battle against homelessness.

It is difficult for either of us (and we are sure many of you) to imagine the pain and suffering caused to so many from either the threat of, or actual, homelessness.

Everyone deserves to have a safe place to live in, but sadly there are so many people throughout the United Kingdom who are not in that very fortunate position. The Simon Community in Scotland have operations running in Glasgow, Perth, North Lanarkshire and Edinburgh. The aim of the Community is to provide information, advice, care, support, accommodation and homes to people experiencing, or at risk of, homelessness. You can find out the full aims of the Simon Community by accessing the following link:

https://www.simonscotland.org/

We know that times are tough for so many people just now and we would be extremely grateful for any size of donation. Any money that we manage to raise will be used to support some of the most vulnerable people in our society.

Thanks from both of us for all your support.