Wallace and Cathy
Falkirk
East MSP Cathy Peattie has joined forces with Oscar winning animated stars
Wallace and Gromit to help promote Wrong Trousers Day 2007.
Cathy is seen in the attached photo with a "life-sized" Wallace,
as part of a campaign to encourage as many people as possible to get involved
with this year’s Wrong Trousers Day on Friday 29th June, in aid of
children's hospitals and hospices.
Wrong Trousers Day 2007 has a sports theme - Get your Kit on. Participants
pay £1 for the 'right to look wrong'. The campaign, organised by
Wallace & Gromit’s Children's Foundation and supported by sanofi-aventis,
is also on the look-out for the team sporting the ‘wrongest legwear.’
Anyone has the chance of going up against wrong trousered celebrities
in an online public vote for the dubious honour of the Wrongest Wrong
Trousers in the UK.
Cathy encouraged as many people as possible to register on the WTD website,
www.wrongtrousersday.org and get involved with the fun.
"People in Bo'ness can help Wallace and Gromit’s Children’s
Foundation to reach their target of 1 million participants by ‘Getting
their kit on’ to raise money and help improve the quality of life
for children in hospitals and hospices all around the UK," said Cathy.
“This is great opportunity to wear some really ‘wrong trousers’
while at the same time raising money for a superb charity. Each year Wallace
& Gromit’s Children’s Foundation raises hundreds of thousands
of pounds to provide activities for some of Britain’s most poorly
children who are undergoing traumatic treatment in hospitals and hospices
throughout the UK.”
Nicola Masters, director of Wallace and Gromit's Children's Foundation, said:
“A million wrong trousers means £1 million for sick children in the UK. Team up today and get your kit on this Wrong Trousers Day on 29 June, and help us reach the magic million for the kids who need it most. Register online today and your £1 will contribute to a better tomorrow for the children we support.”
Since 2003 Wrong Trousers Day has raised around £1 million by encouraging people to wear a ‘wrong’ pair of trousers and donate £1 to Wallace & Gromit’s Children’s Foundation, but this year alone they hope to make another £1 million from activities surrounding WTD. The fundraising activities have supported a wide range of initiatives in hospitals and hospices across the country. These include support for art, music therapy, family facilities and comforts, state of the art equipment and much more.
(June 2007)