Volunteering + benefitting great charities through Highland Cross = great feeling for accountants

HELPING out with the Highland Cross adds up to year-round satisfaction for chartered accountant MacKenzie Kerr.

The duathlon, cutting across Ross from Kintail to Beauly, returns for its 38th outing on June 18 with continued support from its two main sponsors. Both vehicle dealership Hawco and MacKenzie Kerr have provided support for the fundraising event for decades.

Funds raised are used to purchase vehicles on behalf of a range of charities to help them carry out their lifeline work.

MacKenzie Kerr got on board initially for the first event only but has never stopped supporting it since. Its efforts are a year-round commitment, from processing charity applications, getting runners ready and being there on the day to ensure everyone is where they need to be.

Elizabeth Christie, who works in admin for MacKenzie Kerr, saw the first Cross when she worked in Cannich, and now gives up time outside of her job to help out.

MacKenzie Kerr director Rhona Wilson said: “It’s a Highland Cross family. You have the commitment to help, it’s something you look forward to doing. MK see the competitors off in Kintail and, having so much involvement throughout the year, it is a joy to drive round to Beauly to see that all the competitors arrive home safely.”

“The MK team all know their individual roles each year as the Cross comes around, and their grown-up offspring are also often happy to get involved. Highland Cross Day is a day that MK colleagues enjoy, and look forward to.”

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