£3,571.22 was raised by Community Choir and its supporters in 2014
Autumn 2014 ~ Kindred ~ £1,551.32 raised
www.kindred-scotland.org
Kindred supports families of children and young people with additional needs by providing advocacy, information and emotional support. This film below explains how Kindred has helped one family, from a parent’s perspective. Kindred was set up over 20 years ago by parents who realised the crucial importance of access to correct information, the benefits that advocacy can bring, and the comfort of a listening ear. At that time it was known as Special Needs Information Point (SNIP). The organisation began from a small room in the Royal Hospital for Sick Children in Edinburgh. Kindred still has a base at the Sick Kids in Edinburgh as well as another base in the West End of Edinburgh and one in Rosyth in Fife. The organisation works throughout Edinburgh, the Lothians and Fife and is currently beginning to work in the Greater Glasgow area.
Summer 2014 ~ Target Ovarian Cancer ~ £780 raised
www.targetovariancancer.org.uk
Target Ovarian Cancer is the national ovarian cancer charity working to save lives and help women diagnosed live their lives to the full, wherever they are in the UK. Each year, 7,000 women with ovarian cancer are diagnosed in the UK, and 4,300 lose their lives too soon. The UK has amongst the lowest ovarian cancer survival rates in Europe. Target Ovarian Cancer wants to change this by:
~ Improving early diagnosis, both with women and GPs, across the UK;
~ Finding new treatments through directly funding a UK-wide research programme;
~ Providing support for women via events, publications and information.
Spring 2014 ~ Barnado’s ~ £1,239.90 raised
www.barnardos.org.uk
Barnardo’s believes in children regardless of their circumstances, gender, race, disability or behaviour. Its purpose as a charity today is to transform the lives of the UK’s most vulnerable children. It believes in the abused, the most vulnerable, the forgotten and the neglected. It will support them, stand up for them and bring out the best in each and every child because it believes that every child deserves the best start in life and the chance to fulfil their potential. Using knowledge gained from its direct work with children it campaigns for better childcare policy and champions the rights of every child. With the right help, committed support and a little belief, even the most vulnerable children can turn their lives around.