Scotland’s biggest biscuit
Sweet dreams come true for brothers who help Red Cross
raise money
It's a sight to make your mouth water - the biggest slab of
millionaire's shortbread in Scotland!
Measuring around five metres long and one metre wide, the
chocolate-coated mega treat was created to raise money for Red
Cross Week 2012.
Two lucky brothers, four-year-old Jasper and two-year-old
Conrad, had the enviable job of tasting the cake.
Their mum, Claire, who is in charge of fundraising for the Red
Cross in Scotland, said:
"Jasper and Conrad have helped me raise money for the Red Cross
before but I think testing the millionaire's shortbread has been
their favourite event by far."
The giant biscuit will be sliced into normal-sized portions and
sent to Red Cross shops in Glasgow, Perth, Elgin and Aviemore.
Customers will be able to buy a piece for a minimum donation of
£1.
It is hoped the shortbread will raise at least £500.
The theme for this year's Red Cross Week is "Be One in a
Million". The idea is that if one million people in the UK donate
£1 each, it would raise £1 million to help the charity in its work
here in Scotland, elsewhere in the UK and around the world.
The British Red Cross helps people in crisis at home and abroad.
Its workers reach out to people caught up in wars, natural
disasters and individual emergencies.
Click here to see our interactive Red Cross
map
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Scotland’s biggest biscuit
A giant biscuit has been made for Red Cross week. But
what does the Red Cross do?
From floods in Pakistan and earthquakes in Haiti, to refugees in
Scotland and first aid at the royal wedding, no emergency is too
big or too small for the Red Cross.
The charity is a global network of volunteers who help people in
crisis, whoever and wherever they are. Responding to conflicts,
natural disasters and individual emergencies in the UK and abroad,
it reaches around one million people in over 20 countries each
year.
Last year in Scotland alone the British Red Cross:
- responded to 444 emergencies including those caused by flooding
and extreme winter weather
- trained 33,167 people in life saving first aid skills
- enabled 32,850 people to live more independently through health
and social care services
- helped 571 people through refugee services
- worked with teachers to reach 22,863 young people with
humanitarian education
The Red Cross movement began in 1863 as a voluntary service to
help those suffering during times of war. It was inspired by a
Swiss businessman, Henry Dunant, who had been appalled at the
suffering of thousands of men who were left to die due to a lack of
medical care after a battle for Italian independence in 1859.
During the First and Second World Wars the Red Cross helped sick
and wounded soldiers and civilians, prisoners of war and ordinary
people in need as a result of the conflict, both at home and
abroad.
Today the charity still provides relief for victims of war, but
also of other emergency situations and natural disasters. Their
workers were on hand to help during famine in Africa in the 1980s,
major earthquakes for example Colombia in 1999, Haiti in 2010, and
Japan in 2011.
In the UK the British Red Cross has responded to emergencies
including the Lockerbie air disaster in 1988, the summer floods of
2007, and the English riots of 2011.
Every May the organisation runs a fundraising week. This year's
theme is Be One in a Million and aims to get one million people to
donate one pound each.
Click here to see our interactive Red Cross
map
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