A 78-year-old fundraising hero has been honoured for completing yet another charity challenge.
John Thompson was presented with a special coin by The Royal British Legion Scotland (Legion Scotland), which is currently celebrating its centenary year.
As part of activities to mark the special anniversary, the legion launched a special centenary fundraising coin for all those who get on board to help fundraise for the organisation and for Poppyscotland.
And the first person to complete fundraising to become the first recipient of the coin was John Thompson of Livingston Branch.
John raised a fantastic of £6,035 by walking 50 miles back in May this year. His next venture is a one mile swim for Poppyscotland.
The pensioner, a tenant at Bield Retirement Housing at Craigengar Park in Craigshill, is no stranger to fundraising and has topped £60,000 for various charities over the last 60 years.
He has done this by walking, swimming and even abseilling from the Forth Road Bridge.
Dr Claire Armstrong, chief executive officer of the The Royal British Legion Scotland congratulated John. She said: “Fundraising is a vital part of our income and helps us sustain our service delivery and support.
“We are very excited to launch this special fundraising coin for our Centenary year. We have many fantastic fundraisers across our organisation and this is a great way to say thank you for all their work.
“John has us off to a tremendous start and should be highly commended for his efforts. I hope readers will be inspired by his story and also get involved.”
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