The Challenge Is On

It has been a monumental week in Scotland with the independence referendum debate engaging 85% of our population to stand up to allow their opinion to be counted, voting in what was a tense and tight ballot that lead to a 'no' majority.  Despite your political views, democracy was in action yesterday and everyone should respect that. I hope that now everyone can move on and unite together in trying to make Scotland a better place.  There is no point in being bitter, arguing or fighting.  We may not be independent but every single one of us can make a difference in making this wonderful, beautiful country even better than it already is.  And by voting, we showed that we all cared about Scotland.  And we CAN make a difference.

So what can we do?  We can do anything we want to.  We can be nice to each other.  We can help each other.  We can volunteer.  We can make our voices heard.  We can care.  We can make more time for family and friends.  We can work harder.  We can help local causes.  There are so many things, tiny things, that people can do to make change happen!

You may have heard of the Kidney Dialysis fundraising appeal for Campbeltown Hospital.  Some locals in the area have to make the long, tiring journeys up to the Vale of Leven Hospital 3 times per week for dialysis as this is not provided in the town.  The rest of their week they spend recovering.  This isn't fair!  They should have the equipment locally and a committee have formed to help make that happen and big respect to them!  

To try and help them (even in a tiny way), James (Creamy) Murdoch and I along with the support of Campbeltown Running Club and Machrihanish Airbase Community Company are organising the MACC Challenge.  A 4 mile obstacle course race in the grounds of the former US military site in Kintyre where participants will face around 20 obstacles and lots of mud on Saturday 29th November.  With a £20 entry fee you will certainly be put through your paces and rewarded with a tshirt, medal and refreshments but also help with raising funds for the Kidney Dialysis appeal so you will be doing something worthwhile.  We would also love if every person could raise a few pounds in sponsorship so that the group will have enough money by the start of 2015 to set up a unit in Campbeltown Hospital.  And if jumping over hay bales, crawling through trenches or cargo nets isn't up your cup of tea then why not volunteer to help or marshal?  We'll be needing a team of people to help out and we would be grateful to anyone who would become involved - just give us a shout!  

Can you see him?  James in one of our obstacles....

Do you dare take the challenge?  Go on, we all could make a difference - and have some fun :-) www.entrycentral.com/maccchallenge