Press release issued: 31 January 2012
Ian McGready, Provincial Grand Primo of the Glasgow and West of Scotland Buffalo Clubs, will visit Insight Radio in Partick today to meet some of the producers and presenters with sight loss who staff the award-winning station.
The Royal Andeluvian Order of Buffaloes has chosen the Royal National Institute of Blind People Scotland as the charity its members will support in 2012.
Throughout the year, the region's Buffalo Clubs will fundraise to support the work RNIB Scotland undertakes in the Glasgow Sensory Centre in Partick to help blind and partially sighted young people gain training and work-experience.
As well as placements in RNIB's award-winning Insight Radio station, the newly opened Learning and Development Centre offers training in catering and information technology.
Fund-raising events organised by Buffalo Clubs will include social evenings, sponsored cycling, and various raffles.
Ken Reid, chair of RNIB Scotland, said: "It's a great privilege to be the Buffalo Clubs charity of 2012 and it was very generous of them to choose us. At present, RNIB is only able to help one in three people who need us most, and we are very much dependent on support from the public and groups such as the Buffalo Clubs.
"And it's particularly welcome that they will support our work in Partick. Unemployment among people with sight loss remains very high so we are offering training and work-experience placements specially tailored to people's individual needs."
Ian McGready said: "We chose the RNIB Scotland centre at Partick because of the vast range of services they provide there. Although RNIB is a national charity we recognise that they work at a local level, supporting blind and partially sighted people in our area. Our clubs have raised thousands of pounds for various charities over the years and very much look forward to continuing our good work with RNIB Scotland this year."