Galloway Mountain Rescue Team were delighted to receive our £3,000 donation following the recent Will promotion run by our Girvan Office. Partner, Debbie Dunlop is pictured handing over the cheque to Lex Muir and Ray McCutcheon from Galloway Mountain Rescue.

Lex Muir, Chairman of Galloway Mountain Rescue said; “Galloway Mountain Rescue Team are hugely appreciative of the fund-raising effort by Debbie Dunlop of The McKinstry Company. 

The funds raised will assist us in continuing to provide the search and rescue services which have been the central core of what we do since the team was formed in 1975. 

All members of the charity are unpaid volunteers and are on call every day of the year providing services throughout Dumfries & Galloway and touching on South Ayrshire. Our annual running costs are significant and donations such as this from The McKinstry Company are vital to our ongoing success as an organisation.

We were also very impressed with Debbie’s great interest in the Team, in the services we provide and in how the organisation is run.”

Both new and existing clients were offered the opportunity to create a Will for free, being asked only to make a charitable donation of at least £50 per will to our charity partner, Galloway Mountain Rescue. Many adults do not realise the importance of making or amending their Will. Not having an up-to-date Will can create many difficulties for families when a loved one passes away. 

We regularly run these will promotions in aid of vital local charities from Dumfries and Galloway, across Ayrshire and all the way to Orkney. We find that by offering to write someone’s Will in exchange for a charitable donation to a cause close to their hearts motivates people to get in touch and finally get their affairs in order. This not only brings about peace of mind for our clients and their families but raises funds for these very worthwhile causes.