PRESS
RELEASE
FUNDRAISING
CALENDAR FOR GLENCOE MOUNTAIN RESCUE TEAM
Glencoe mountain Rescue team are to
benefit from the sale of a calendar, produced by Fife climbing enthusiast,
Steve Miller featuring his border collie and climbing companion Blaze.
The 2014
calendar, which has stunning pictures of Blaze on some of his Glencoe Mountain
adventures, went on sale recently and Steve hopes it will raise in the region
of £1000
to help fund the teams work throughout the coming year.
Steve (56), a
regular and experienced climber in the Glencoe area was familiar with the work
of the team and decided to produce a calendar to raise much needed funds for
the service.
In addition
to the fundraising he hopes the project will raise awareness of the team’s
work, which at times is carried out in extremely harsh and unforgiving
conditions.
With a
photogenic dog like Blaze, he set to work taking a range of photographs to
capture their year on the Scottish mountains.
Steve said,
"As a regular climber on the Scottish
mountains, I am well aware of the difficult work the team do and like many
others, have the utmost respect for what they do. They rely heavily on
fundraising efforts like this and I am delighted that the calendar will raise
money to help fund their work. It was a pleasure to produce the calendar and
Blaze was the perfect subject"
Members of the MRT are delighted with the
calendar as they depend on fundraising efforts like Steve's to raise money
towards a much needed vital service. Recently, the team's base was targeted by
thieves, with a considerable amount of and essential and expensive equipment
being stolen.
Team member,
Linda MacEwan said,
"Part of service is funded by the
Scottish Government but It's the public donations and funds raised by amazing people
like Steve that ensures we have enough to allow us to continue to provide this
vital service"
NOTES TO
EDITOR
The calendar
is now on sale, priced £5 plus postage and packing. The calendar can be viewed and
Ordered via http://microlodge.blogspot.co.uk/.
A full set of
images for the calendar are available for publication.
Steve Miller can be contacted on
07707716463
Linda MacEwan can be contacted on
0778098034
Background
information on Glencoe Mountain Rescue team can be obtained at
www.glencoemountainrescue.or.uk
ORDERING DETAILS
Calendars may be ordered via post by sending a cheque for £5 plus £1.60 Uk
or £ 5 plus £2.20 overseas
Postal address, Steve Millar, 168 Wellesley Rd, Methil, Fife. KY8 3AQ
or via Pay-pal , e-mail address stevemillar@safe-mail.net
ORDERING DETAILS
Calendars may be ordered via post by sending a cheque for £5 plus £1.60 Uk
or £ 5 plus £2.20 overseas
Postal address, Steve Millar, 168 Wellesley Rd, Methil, Fife. KY8 3AQ
or via Pay-pal , e-mail address stevemillar@safe-mail.net
Well, at last, all the votes have been counted for Blazes 2014 calendar, so thanks to the many 100's who took the time to help us with this, both on Twitter and Facebook.
It was a rather daunting task to whittle all the photos down to the 13 required.
We will inform you when the first initial print of 200 arrives in our grubby hands, and how to order any you may want.
We are trying to keep the price down to just £5.00 plus P&P, which is cheap in comparison to a heck of a lot of calendars out there.
As you will be aware, the money raised will be given to Scottish Mountain Rescue, who donate so much of their personal time (and the time that could be spent with their families) to carry out such a vital role, sometimes in the most brutal of conditions.
Thanks,
Blaze and Steve.
The Calendar photos are as follows. (click on photos to enlarge)
Royal Navy SAR at Glencoe
January Baby Blaze at 8 weeks old
February On Ben Dorain
March Elie Beach in Fife
April Rainbow over Rannoch Moor
May Bluebell meadow at Ballachulish
June Blackrock cottage & Buachaille Etive Mor
July Bidean nam Bian
August Lost Valley & Aenoch Eagach ridge
September On Carn Mor Dearg & Nevis North Face
October Buchanty Spout salmon leap
November Rannoch Moor
December Summit of Meall Ghaordaidh
