The team at Atos Origin presented the cheque to Maggie's Dundee Community Fundraiser, Tracey Curry, this week.  The money will go towards the Centre's Clown Doctor visits for children who have cancer, and weekend art therapy workshops for children whose parents have cancer.

Atos Origin intends to continue their support of the Centre in the future, raising further funds for the cause.

Over 50 staff based in Maryfield House, Mains Loan, have fundraised through a variety of corporate events including family social events such as a walk up Glen Doll, and a ‘Duck Race’.

Steve Langmead, Vice President – Scotland at Atos Origin, said: “Through offering our support to charities such as Maggie’s, we are giving something tangible back to the local community in Dundee, something which is very important to our programme of corporate social responsibility. This charity is a particularly good fit for us given that we deliver the IT systems for NHS Scotland’s cancer screening programmes. Our team are extremely passionate about this very worthy cause.”

Tracey Curry, Community Fundraising Coordinator with Maggie’s Centre, Dundee, said: “I am absolutely delighted that Atos Origin has shown such fantastic support for Maggie’s Centre in Dundee. We are a wholly charitable organisation and rely totally on support from the local community. The staff at Atos Origin in Dundee have come up trumps and raised a terrific amount to help support the delivery of our puppet workshops and other valuable initiatives.”

Atos Origin is a leading international information technology (IT) services company, providing hi-tech transactional services, consulting, systems integration and managed operations to deliver business outcomes globally.