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After choosing us as its charity of the They do all this in memory of their friend
year, has gone and colleague, Mark. He was 34 years old
fl at out to hit its £20,000 target. when he was diagnosed. He had surgery
and chemotherapy and things looked
There’ve been football tournaments, promising when he returned to work
lunch time quizzes, the Yorkshire eight weeks later.
Warriors10k and the three-lakes
challenge. They’re also donating 10p The cancer returned in his remaining lung
from every order and staff can to opt-in and it was terminal. He died just after his
to the company’s salary sacrifi ce scheme. 39th birthday.

In July 2018, staff across Sadly, he passed away in March 2018.
Scotland pledged their support by
running a country-wide fundraiser in In July, every store in Scotland
memory of their colleague, Tom. donated £1 for every sight test
performed. Stores also held a variety of
Tom was desperate to raise awareness fundraising events including a free
of lung cancer and challenge the lack of glasses-clean for anyone who donated.
research funding. He and his daughter,
Camille, were part of our #HeadHigh So far, they have raised over £27,000
campaign and Tom even travelled from with more events planned for later in
Aberdeen to our Parliamentary event. the year.