Cheque mates at the PIRC
The Police Investigation and Review Commissioner for Scotland is to donate vital funds to a Wishaw charity.
Each financial year PIRC select a charity to support and this year’s beneficiary was Chris’s House.
Corporate services manager and charity group lead for PIRC, Irene Sutherland, presented the charity’s founder, Anne Rowan, with a cheque for £866.30.
Michelle MacLeod, commissioner at PIRC, said:“A key part of our staff engagement and culture at the PIRC is our charitable giving.
“During the past few years mental wellbeing has been an important focus for many and supporting the work of charities like Chris’s House is vital. I once again thank all my staff for their time and contributions.”
Anne, who founded the charity following the death of her son Christopher at the age of 36 in 2011, was delighted with such a sizeable donation.
She added:“On behalf of Chris’s House, we extend our deepest gratitude to staff at the PIRC for their generous donation.
“Every donation we receive helps us to provide vital services to people in crisis and those who have been affected by suicide.
“The funds raised by staff at the PIRC will have a significant impact on changing lives.
“Chris’s House is a centre for help, response and intervention surrounding suicide and the first 24-hour, non-medical crisis centre offering integrated support in Scotland.
“This charity can only grow the way it is has with the support from organisations like PIRC.”
The donation from the PIRC comes as Chris’s House organised this year’s Walk of Hope paying homage to family members and friends who took their own lives.
Despite the lack of light, the bright yellow procession snaked its way across the River Clyde and along its embankments in a 5km circuit leaving and returning to the Glasgow Science Centre.