The Sandwalk
A Sponsored Beach WalkSunday 7 September 2008
The Sandwalk Charities
(Registration for 2008 is now available)Our selected charities for the 2008 Sandwalk are
Helping Children make healthy choicesALEC (Aberdeenshire Life Education Centres) is a partnership between Education & Recreation Service of Aberdeenshire Council, and nine north-east Rotary Clubs, providing two mobile classrooms (MCRs) which now visit every primary and nursery school in Aberdeenshire, delivering age appropriate programmes on health issues including drugs awareness.
The teaching style is interactive and multi-sensory, staffed by experienced primary teachers who have undergone three months’ intensive LEC training. The MCRs has an anatomically correct life-sized body model which lights up, a talking brain, special effect lighting, music and of course Harold, a singing giraffe who is a huge hit with the younger classes! Alec provides a unique learning environment and an unforgettable experience.
ALEC gives children an awareness of how their bodies work, how unique and special they are and how their health is influenced by the choices they make.
£3 per child would ensure a mobile classroom was available for the next 10 years, £250 provides a new Harold puppet, very soon mobile classroom refurbishment will cost £35,000.
CLAN Cancer Support - Helping anyone affected by cancerCLAN – (Cancer Link Aberdeen and North) is an Aberdeen based charity providing support, information, education, complementary therapies and other services to anyone directly or indirectly affected by cancer. The service is available from pre-diagnosis, through treatment and beyond. CLAN covers the North East of Scotland, Orkney and Shetland.
They also offer accommodation for anyone having to travel to Aberdeen for treatment or perhaps to visit a loved one in hospital. CLAN offers comfort, hope and support to ANYONE OF ANY AGE AFFECTED BY CANCER.
Telephone support/Home visits are also available for anyone unable to attend the center. A night in the Haven would cost approx £25, each therapy/counselling session costs approx £20, CLAN needs to raise £38,000 each month to break even!
Caring for Veterans in ScotlandFounded in 1916, Erskine has provided nursing and medical care for former members of our Armed Forces through two world wars and the more recent conflicts and peace keeping initiatives of the twentieth and twenty first centuries.
Re-building shattered lives, restoring dignity and providing first class care to ex-Service men and women both young and old have been the cornerstones on which Erskine has built an unrivalled reputation. As a charity, we rely heavily on voluntary donations and we would urge you to make a donation, no matter how small. Every donation we receive helps us to provide the highest standards of care for veterans throughout Scotland.
We are currently caring for 23 ex-Service men and women in Aberdeen through our Bursary Scheme. It cost £29 per minute to cover Erskine's total costs, £3,000 covers to cost of caring for one resident for a month, £100 covers one residents monthly catering costs, £50 buys a Zimmer frame, £230 buys a wheelchair.
