Rachel (Centre) with the Surfers and Jenny Ridge of ACE IT (centre left)

Rachel first became aware of ACE IT when her Grandmother joined the ‘Moose In The Hoose’ computer access project in Porthaven Residential Care Home in Edinburgh. She was very grateful to ACE IT for the work the Moose volunteers had accomplished in ‘widening the horizons’ of both her Grandmother and the other residents in the home. www.aceit.org.uk/moose

Rachel works in the IT department of the Royal Bank of Scotland and started fund-raising for ACE IT after her Gran passed away last year.

Over the autumn Rachel organised and hosted a series of fundraising events supported by RBS, which included a special ‘Dress Down’ day at the bank’s headquarters and a ‘Wii’ Competition Night where a selection of prizes had been donated by Edinburgh based businesses, restaurants etc. The Competition was a huge success with money raised going to both ACE IT and CHAS.(Children’s Hospice Association Scotland)

Royal Bank Of Scotland ‘match-funds’ all sums raised for charity at such events - the initial amount raised was in effect doubled. In addition, Rachel has since been regularly ‘shaking a can’ under the staff’s collective nose to great success!

Surfers and ACE IT Staff counting the cash from the Dress Down Event

It was a relaxing, informative - and funny – afternoon. We all got to know each other over tea, coffee and cakes and before long it felt as though we had always known each other.

The Surfers are so pleased to have had the opportunity to meet Rachel in person to give her a great big Thank You for supporting ACE IT to the tune of £1265 !! .

We all look forward to seeing her again very soon!