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Read our Connecting Communities in Aberdeen booklet!
Read our 2024 ACVO booklet featuring our highlights from the past year Read the booklet online now at acvo.org.uk/connect As the ACVO Team wind down for the upcoming festive break, we would like to share our Connecting Communities in Aberdeen booklet...
Aberdeen’s Trades Widows’ Fund Charity Surpasses £1 million Milestone
Aberdeen charity, the Trades Widows’ Fund Charity, celebrated a major milestone yesterday (Wednesday, December 18th) having donated more than £1 million to local groups and charities. The charity marked the occasion with an event at Trinity Hall, the home of The...
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So Why Don’t You: January 12th with Mike and Ghada
Mike and Ghada are back in the studio for the first So Why Don't You programme of 2024! The pair bring you all the latest news and updates from Aberdeen's third sector, including exciting volunteering opportunities that you can get involved in the new year.
Befriend a Child challenges your mind, body and ‘sole’ with The Return of the Inferno Firewalk
Aberdeen-based charity, Befriend a Child, is calling on people across the North-East to take on the Return of the Inferno Firewalk Challenge this March. The fiery event, taking place at Aberdeen Science Centre, will challenge participants to walk across hot...
So Why Don’t You: December 22nd with Amy Duncan, Callum and Mylea from Barnardo’s Young Carers
For the final So Why Don't You episode of 2023, Mike and Rod speak with Amy Duncan, Project Worker, and young carers Callum and Mylea from Barnardo's Aberdeen Young Carers service.
Charlie House appoints new director of fundraising
Charlie House has appointed Emma Leiper Finlayson as director of fundraising to drive essential income for the charity, ensuring it continues its mission to provide accessible, vital services to North-east families with children facing complex health conditions....
Five North-east charities get early Christmas courtesy of Piper Sandler’s Sportschallenge
Christmas has come early for five North-east charities as £110,000, raised during Piper Sandler’s recent Sportschallenge event, is handed out. The record level of funds raised at the popular event have been split between its long-term beneficiaries, Maggie’s...
Aberdeenshire children’s charity overwhelmed with support from the last year
Oldmeldrum-based charity Kayleigh’s Wee Stars (KWS) is celebrating a year of overwhelming support, enabling them to provide financial assistance to families of children with a terminal illness. This year, the charity has provided grants of £90,250 to...
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