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2012 Charity
At our meeting in January the committee unamimously agreed that our charity for 2012 would be
Alzheimer Scotland - Aberdeen and Aberdeenshire Branch
Making sure no-one goes through dementia on their own
Alzheimer Scotland helps people with dementia, their carers and families.
Their members include carers, relatives, people with dementia, professionals, groups and organisations.
Alzheimer Scotland local services generally include:
day centres providing the chance to socialise and enjoy activities and outings, and giving carers a break
home support services providing company and help to maintain skills and independence at home, while the carer is free to go out
drop-in centres where people with dementia and carers can socialise
support groups for carers and for people with dementia
carer education helping carers learn more about the illness and how to cope
one-to-one support to help people with dementia and their families cope with the illness
welfare rights service
information and advice on a wide range of dementia related subjects
2011 Charity
The 2011 charity was "Friends of ANCHOR" for whom we raised £6,1000
Friends of Anchor is a registered charity formed in 1997 to raise money on behalf of the ANCHOR whose support area extends throughout the North East of Scotland Including Orkney and Shetland.
The Aberdeen and North Centre for Haematology,Oncology and Radiotherapy [ANCHOR] unit is a fully funded NHS Department at Aberdeen Royal Infirmary which brings together experts and specialist nursing support to coordinate the care of patients with all forms of cancer, lukemia and benign blood disorders such as haemophilia.
Friends of Anchor's mission statement is:
To fund the purchase of non-NHS-provided equipment for Aberdeen Royal Infirmary's ANCHOR unit, to provide additional care, comfort and support for patients attending the unit and to fund related research projects at the University of Aberdeen Institute of Medical Science
We were again very pleased to be working in conjunction with our main Sponsor, the Balmoral Group, to raise money for this very worthwhile local charity
2010 Charity
In 2010 our charity was "Fighting for Sight" a scottish charity based at the Eye Unit at Aberdeen Royal Infirmary which supports Clinical research and care of patients with ocular problems in Grampian.
With the help of our main Sponsor, the Balmoral Group, and other corporate sponsors, we were able to raise £5000 for Fighting for Sight
2009 Charity
In 2009 0ur Charity was RNLI Aberdeen and we raised £2400 for them.
The Ladies of the "Breakthrough" cancer Charity also came along and helped at our Annual Gathering
and raised over £200 for their charity by selling Teas and Cakes