Charities
Our selected charities for the 2010 Sandwalk are
CHAS - Children’s Hospice Association Scotland
CLAN – Cancer Support – Helping anyone affected by cancer
CLAN, Cancer Link Aberdeen & 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 & 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 centre. CLAN needs to raise £85,000 each month to provide these services.
CLAN launched the 123 campaign in 2008 to raise funds to allow them to build a brand new purpose built Cancer Support Centre. www.clanhouse.org
(Just Giving page available)
Visit the CLAN website
Erskine – Caring for Ex-Service Men and Women
The Veterans Charity Erskine currently has 22 places in Aberdeen offering the highest standard of care to ex-Service men and women.
Over the past 92 years, Erskine has cared for over 75,000 veterans both young and old. Offering unrivalled, modern nursing and dementia care facilities, in the past year Erskine has cared for over 1,350 veterans.
The charity has care homes throughout Scotland, and we are currently working with the Ministry of Defence on a pilot scheme to meet the identified gap in the care of Soldiers wounded or injured on both operations and in training.
Erskine Care is the partnership enjoyed by residents, which respects individual choice and decision and encourages maximum independence appropriate to individual levels of ability. Dignity, privacy and respect are of paramount importance.
The charity relies heavily on support from individuals and organisations to fund ongoing care and in response to the growing demand, launched its 2010 appeal in 2005 to raise funds to increase the overall number of beds and to expand its dementia care provision throughout Scotland.
For more information please visit www.erskine.org.uk or call our fundraising team direct on 0141 814 4555.
(Just Giving page available)
Visit the Erskine website
Teen Challenge - Teen Challenge North East Scotland