A coast-to-coast sponsored cycle ride and walk in Scotland has raised more than £2,000 for The Union’s Centennial Campaign.
The Union’s President, Jane Carter and her husband Tom, travelled from America to participate, along with Union colleagues from Paris and Edinburgh, with friends and family. A group of local high school students also joined the fundraising effort.
Cyclists conquered the full coast-to-coast John Muir Way over three days – 215km through some of Great Britain’s most beautiful countryside, also taking in Edinburgh Castle, Loch Lomond, the Antonine Wall and Linlithgow Castle. Walkers completed the final stage of the route, 24km along the coast in one day.
The event took place from 24–27 September and was organised by The Union Europe Office. The total raised was £2661.25, and after expenditure, the total revenue was £2049.35.
The Union’s Centennial Campaign will raise funds for its innovative research and education programmes in the lead up to October 2020 – the 100th anniversary. These programmes have made important contribution to the global fight against tuberculosis and lung disease since the Union was founded, and continue to be core activities in 150 countries today.
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