A north-east businessman has warned people in the city are going to need a lot of help out of hardship this year, as he and his wife donate £10,000 to help those affected by coronavirus.
Jim and Angie Geddie dug deep in their pocket to support the Lord Provost’s Charitable Trust work to support charities helping those in financial hardship as a result of the pandemic.
The Kinellar pair, who run oilfield services firm Apex Tubulars, donated £10,000 after seeing coverage in The Press And Journal.
Mr Geddie said: “I looked at the way the city is just now and the way the oil industry is – it’s just fallen off a cliff.
“You start looking around Aberdeen and the perceived wealth here but then the poverty: and the two just don’t match up.
“No one realises how bad it is in some areas of the city, the struggle for some here.
“We thought it was a good cause as all the money is being used locally to help people and fortunately we are in a position to contribute.”
Their donation matches that of another Aberdeen businessman, who anonymously contributed £10,000.
Lord Provost Barney Crockett began the fundraising appeal after a £50,000 donation from The Seven Incorporated Trades Of Aberdeen last month.
The Aberdeen Covid-19 emergency hardship fund already stands at £73,145 – with a further £100,000 to come from the city’s Common Good Fund.
To apply for funding visit www.aberdeencovid19.org.