Back in December, the UKATA office team were invited to a charity carol concert hosted by the British Lung Foundation and on a cold December day, we went along!
On Tuesday 9th December, the UKATA office team joined our charity partners for 2015 the British Lung Foundation for Carols by Candlelight. Held at St Pancras Church, it wasn’t too far a trip from the Station for Craig, Gill, Jackie and Debbie who were able to enjoy the carols while meeting representatives of the charity at the same time.
The night was filled with wonderful choral music. readings from special guests (and lots of mince pies!) all in the name of helping the millions of people in this country affected by lung disease.
“We had spoken to the BLF many times on the phone, but it is always nice to put names to faces and accepting an invitation was the perfect way to do it,” said Craig. “We have several initiatives with the charity planned for this year, so a ‘getting to know you’ event prior to Christmas made a lot of sense. The event was a great experience and we all enjoyed it. It raised a lot of money for the BLF in the process and we are looking to help them raise more as this year progresses.”
The BLF will be joining UKATA on their stand at this year’s Safety & Health Expo to offer Lung function tests and it is hoped the charity will also be able to join us for a similar event at our AGM and Conference in July. This will allow members to get a check to see if they could be suffering from an underlying lung condition and be offered free help and advice.
Carols by candlelight was just the start of ways in which UKATA is hoping to support the BLF this year. Members will be receiving packs detailing how they can help the charity and we do hope people will get involved.
For more information about the British Lung Foundation, please visit www.blf.org.uk/Home
Published on Tuesday 9th December 2014