Former East Renfrewshire MP Jim Murphy joins the board of charity Cosgrove

Mr Murphy, who served as MP from 1997 to 2015 and held the post of Secretary of State for Scotland from 2008 to 2010, as been involved with Cosgrove’s emergency response activities, volunteering to deliver food parcels and providing shopping assistance to those currently shielding during the Covid-19 pandemic.

He has also recently visited several sites where Cosgrove provide ongoing support in East Renfrewshire.

Cosgrove is a registered charity established in Glasgow in 1960, with its head office based in Giffnock.

This year sees the organisation celebrate its 60th anniversary of delivering care and support to children and adults with a range of complex needs across west central Scotland.

Cosgrove’s board is at the heart of the organisation’s decision-making processes, and drives Cosgrove’s commitment to helping people of all ages and abilities to live full and independent lives, and providing support to the most vulnerable people in our community.

Cosgrove’s CEO Heather Gray said, “We are delighted that Jim is joining our board of directors during this landmark year for the organisation.

“Jim’s skills and expertise will benefit the organisation greatly as we transform our services post Covid-19.

“There has never been a more important time for charities to step up to the needs of the most vulnerable people in our communities.

“We know Jim has a strong commitment and shares our values and ambitions and we are excited to have him on our board.”

Cosgrove’s Emergency Appeal is still ongoing as it looks to raise funds to further its work supporting the most vulnerable people in the local community.

It has recently launch a ‘Video Game Amnesty’, where people can donate any PS3, PS4, X-Box or Nintendo Switch games they are no longer playing to raise valuable funds for the charity.

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