Have a heart and support charity

Companies are being encouraged to help beat heart disease in Paisley by joining forces with the British Heart Foundation (BHF).

These illnesses kill nearly 160,000 people in the UK each year. In Scotland alone, close to 15,000 lives are lost to heart and circulatory disease and around 670,000 currently live with the burden of these devastating conditions.

And now the BHF, which has a shop in Paisley High Street, is calling on organisations in the town to help end this devastation by supporting the charity’s lifesaving work and becoming an official charity partner.

Last year, companies in Scotland raised around 21,500, which will help BHF researchers identify revolutionary new ways to prevent, diagnose and treat heart and circulatory disease.

Murray Easton, BHF fundraising manager for Scotland, said:“Heart disease is heartless.

“Too many lives are lost in Scotland each year, and we’re determined to do everything we can to keep more families together.

“We urgently need more funds to help end the devastation caused by heart disease, which is why we’re calling on the support of companies – large and small – across the nation.

“Every pound raised through partnerships will help make a difference to the millions living with the terrible burden of heart disease.”

The BHF is Europe’s largest funder of heart and circulatory research.

For more information on how it works with corporate partners, as well as how your business can get involved, visitwww.bhf.org.uk/howyour- company-can-help