We have had so many clubs raising money for charity partners Chest Heart & Stroke Scotland but today we want to highlight an incredible effort from two individuals.
Bobby Thornton and Steve Winstanley from Dunfermline Dynamos have raised £2k abseiling 165ft down the Forth Rail Bridge.
Bobby abseiling after hearing of a family friend’s daughter who suffered a cardiac arrest on the way to work and also witnessing one of his own players suffer a cardiac arrest on the pitch when a defibrillator saved both individuals lives, said:
“Having seen people abseil down from the railway bridge before, I had always wanted to do it as it was a free fall drop. I had abseiled before down the Hilton Hotel in Glasgow and when I heard it on Radio Forth, I immediately applied as it was to raise money for CHSS.
5 years ago, a player suffered a heart attack in the middle of a game but sadly passed away but I also had in the forefront of my mind, the 2 individuals who had been saved with the use of a defib machine and the experiences of the families affected and that’s why I took part.
The experience itself was great fun, but it was over too quickly and I would gladly do it all again!”
Steve abseiled in memory of his mum who suffered a stroke in her early nineties which left her with communication difficulties and said:
“From seeing the after effects of a stroke with my mum, I was going to try and hopefully raise £1000 for CHSS with every penny I raise, going towards helping someone in Scotland do more than survive when they return home from hospital with either a chest, heart or stroke condition - helping them really live and get the support they need”
Well done guys, we and the rest of the Walking Football family are so proud of you and thank you for your continued support not just to us but to our charity partners, CHSS who this will greatly benefit.
If you would like to donate to support CHSS, you can do so here - https://www.justgiving.com/page/walking-football-scotland-chss?utm_medium=fundraising&utm_content=page%2Fwalking-football-scotland-chss&utm_source=copyLink&utm_campaign=pfp-share
