Thursday 1st October, 2020 at 1:35pm
Patients in Glasgow hospitals being treated for Covid-19 will be helped to connect with their families at home thanks to an NHS charity donation made by Thistle, Greaves Sports and O’Neills.
Back at the start of summer, alongside our partners O’Neills and Greaves Sports, Partick Thistle FC unveiled a limited edition ‘Thank You NHS Scotland’ t-shirt with £5 from every sale going to local NHS causes.
We can today confirm that £3,275 (655 sales X £5) has been donated to NHS Greater Glasgow and Clyde Endowments. The charity has a specific Covid-19 Fund which is used for facilitating patient-centred virtual visiting through technology such as the purchasing of iPads to allow patients to communicate with families. It has also established Rest and Relaxation hubs for frontline staff, which allows them a place to go and relax, proving very popular with staff. The donation from Thistle fans will help support initiatives such as these.
Gerry Britton, Partick Thistle Chief Executive, said: “Everyone at the club was delighted by the response to this limited edition top, but even more pleasing is the fact that this donation will help patients, families and staff at what remains a very challenging time for the NHS.”
Miller Greaves, Director of Greaves Sports, added: “We’re very proud to be able to give something back in this way, thanks to the support of Thistle fans. We hope the donation can make a small but important difference to those people being supported by the great work of this NHS charity.”
NHS Greater Glasgow and Clyde Endowments is a charity of over 2,000 funds for the benefit of patients and staff. Funds are used for equipment, patient comforts and amenities, research and training together with the provision of extra facilities and opportunities not available from government funding.
