That the Parliament welcomes the launch of a petition by the Edinburgh Evening News to name a prominent street in the capital after the late fundraising hero and war veteran, Tom Gilzean; appreciates that Tom, who recently passed on at the age of 99, raised over £1 million for the Edinburgh Children's Hospital Charity and other good causes over many decades of dedicated fundraising; acknowledges that he had been honoured with the prestigious Edinburgh Award and was recently appointed an MBE; considers that naming a street after Tom would be a popular and appropriate way to recognise his massive contribution to charity and philanthropy in Edinburgh, and encourages people to visit change.org/p/gofundme-name-prominent-edinburgh-street-after-fundraising-legend-tom-gilzean and sign the petition to help demonstrate what it considers to be the popular support for this move.
Supported by:
Jeremy Balfour, Michelle Ballantyne, Sarah Boyack, Finlay Carson, Peter Chapman, Angela Constance, Maurice Corry, Kenneth Gibson, Jamie Greene, Alison Harris, Bill Kidd, Gordon Lindhurst, Richard Lyle, Ruth Maguire, Gil Paterson, Alexander Stewart