Friday 1st April 2011 saw Operation's Director of
AIC Glasgow, Martin Roseweir, change roles to Quiz Master for the evening. Even though it was April Fools day, the joke was on the losing team who were tasked a forfeit. Martin picked up the microphone to quiz the staff in order to raise much needed funds for the East End Children's charity.
The staff packed into one of the function rooms that was kindly donated by
O'Couture, Glasgow. On the night a total of £650 was raised for With Kids. But the fundraising effort doesn't stop there, the Charity Committee at AIC have committed themselves to raising over £5000 over the year for the charity, they are not only donating much needed money, but also "man hours". An example of this was when they helped to paint the therapy room at the
With Kids HQ. The staff have also pledged to help with the garden renovation project that is happening soon and also kindly donated their time at Christmas by helping to wrap presents for the kids and donated £1000 from a dress down day.
Janine Burch, HR Manager at AIC said that the company was looking for a local charity to support and found With Kids. She said that "they are pleased to be helping a local charity that helps kids in
Glasgow's East End and have the opportunity to give something back to the community". Janine also highlighted the fact that all staff have
Disclosure Scotland checks and some staff also have
Enhanced Disclosures, meaning that they can help directly with the children when it comes to joining in with events.
Operations Director, Martin Roseweir co-ordinated the quiz night by sitting up into the wee small hours comprising questions to ask the staff. A full ten rounds of question's had everyone's brains working overtime, as if it wasn't bad enough that they had done a full day's shift! But their efforts were rewarded with the winning team scooping £100 prize money.
Martin has his own special story to share as he was brought up in
Priesthill in
Glasgow which is a working class area. His father worked at
Chrysler, the famous car plant in
Renfrewshire that ended up closing and made all the workers redundant. Martin's parent's separated when he was 12 years old, so he knows exactly what challenge's children face in today's society. Martin is also a father and said "it is important to give something back to the kids of Glasgow as some kids are more privileged than others". Martin has worked his way up the ranks with AIC and is an inspiration and good role model for the children that With Kids help.
Another charity committee member who took part in the quiz was Neil Greene, who is a Team Leader in the Collections Department. Neil is organising a 10K run with 7 staff members already signed up for the challenge, and so far they have raised £350 and counting. Neil is also a father and hails from
County Down, Ireland and said "Glasgow is my adopted home, and it's good to give something back to Glasgow kids". Neil is going to keep the team at With Kids up to date with this event so watch this space for another Blog post.
Craig Seggie who is a Team Leader in the Motor Department said that he came along on the night "to provide for people less fortunate than me".
The With Kids team are extremely grateful to have been selected as AIC's charity partner and would like to thank all the staff for all their hard work and dedication that they have shown towards the charity so far. This makes such a difference to the kids that we support and we look forward to all the events that are yet to come in 2011!
To see pictures of the night please check out the With Kids
Facebook page.
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