North east cancer charity Maggie’s Aberdeen celebrates 10th anniversary with special fundraising ball
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CANCER charity Maggie’s Aberdeen is preparing to mark it's 10 year anniversary with a glamorous fundraising ball.
The leading north east charity will celebrate 10 years since Aberdeen centre - based within the grounds of Aberdeen Royal Infirmary - opened to the public.
The event, which will be held at the Chester Hotel on Saturday, September 9 follows a successful Valentine’s Ball in February, which raised an astonishing £142,000 for the charity and hopes are high that the anniversary event will be another fun-filled and successful event.
Over the last decade, the centre has hosted more than 72,000 visits from people in the north east whose lives have been turned upside down by cancer, with one-to-one psychological support being offered on more than 5,000 occasions. As well as emotional support, the charity has helped gain back almost £9 million in financial gains for visitors through its benefits advice service.
Maggie’s Aberdeen Centre Manager Kevin Mathieson said: “We are extremely proud of what we have done over the last decade and are looking forward to what will be a special night to mark a special anniversary.
“We have helped tens of thousands of people since opening our doors in 2013, and as much as the centre has helped them in their time of need, they have helped us too, with many going on to raise substantial amounts of money to help provide a variety of services.
“We would not be able to provide the service we do were it not for our wonderful band of volunteers who so graciously give up their time to help others. Some of our helpers have had first-hand experience of cancer and have used the centre in the past, and it is heart-warming to have welcomed them back as volunteers.
“Fundraising events such as this are crucial to ensuring we are able to provide the much-needed service to those who have been diagnosed with cancer, as well as their families. It is a night that allows us to remember those who have benefited from the care and advice we have been able to offer.”
The £3million facility was opened on September 23, 2013 by HM the Queen Sonja of Norway and HRH the Duchess of Rothesay, now the Queen Consort, who were accompanied by golfing great Colin Montgomerie.
The centre was Maggie's 17th in the UK, and since its inception, a further nine have opened across the country
For more information on Maggie’s Aberdeen, and for details on how you can help support the charity, visit http://www.maggies.org/our-centres/maggies-aberdeen/
Tables for the fundraising event are expected to sell out fast, and can be purchased by emailing aberdeenfundraising@maggiescentres.org or calling 01224 612914.
