# Virgin Money Giving is official fundraising partner of The Kiltwalk

- Link: https://fundraising.co.uk/2014/01/28/virgin-money-giving-official-fundraising-partner-kiltwalk/
- Published: 2014-01-28T14:55:58+00:00
- Author: Howard Lake

The Kiltwalk, the Scottish charity that runs sponsored walks and treks to raise funds for children’s charities, has chosen Virgin Money Giving as its official fundraising partner. All the charity’s events, whether in Scotland or abroad, involve the participants wearing kilts. Set up in 2011, The Kiltwalk, a Scottish charitable incorporated organisation (SCIO), has secured support from The Sunday Post, including a mascot featuring “Scotland’s most famous wee boy, Oor Wullie”, a cartoon character from the newspaper. Advertisement Carey McEvoy, Founder and CEO of The Kiltwalk explained why they had chosen Virgin Money Giving: “At a time when every pound is important both to charities and to the people who make the donations, we are delighted to be teaming up with Virgin Money Giving. “Its not-for profit business model means a low two per cent commission compared to five per cent with other some online fundraising platforms. This difference equates to potentially £120,000-a-year to The Kiltwalk and our partner charities, and Virgin is a brand that we will be proud to work alongside.” Cary McEvoy of The Kiltwalk and Jo Burnett of Virgin Money Giving   Photo: kilts by Brandon Bourdages on Shutterstock.com Neon Run partners with Virgin Money Giving (12 July 2014) Over £260 million raised in first five years of Virgin Money London Marathon (19 September 2014) Virgin Money Giving raises £300 million in its first five years (7 January 2015)