BUPA STAFF PUT ON THEIR RUNNING SHOES

Staff members from Bupa Care Services will be putting on their running shoes to raise money for Alzheimer Scotland on Saturday 8 January, as they take part in the Bupa Great Winter Run. The first run of Bupa’s Great Run Series will take in the sights and sounds of Edinburgh as the undulating 5K cross country course is set amongst the beautiful surroundings of the Scottish Capital’s Holyrood Park. The Home Manager at Eastbank Care home in Glasgow is one of the five staff members taking part in the run, along with three members of staff from Greenbank Care home in Irvine and Bupa’s Head of Sales and Marketing, Louise Wilson. Siobhan Drane, Bupa’s community affairs consultant, says: “I’m very proud that our staff are taking part in the Bupa Great Winter Run. Everyone has been so enthusiastic and the money raised is supporting such a worthy cause, close to the hearts of many staff members and residents within our homes. Good luck to all those taking part!” Dr Graham Stokes, Bupa’s director of dementia care says: “Alzheimer Scotland and Bupa are working together across a range of projects to support people with dementia and their carers to find a cure for the future, whilst improving their quality of life and care. Both organisations share a commitment to fighting dementia and a belief in the health benefits of exercise. Signing up to support Alzheimer Scotland in a Bupa Great Run means you can get fit, helping reduce your risk of dementia whilst raising money for a very worthwhile cause.” Bupa will match all the money raised by employees taking part in the run.