Dominique's pedal power

22 year old Dominique Dawson from Cults, Aberdeen, cycled from London to Paris, a total of 310 miles in four days and  has raised the amazing total of £2,330. Thank you to everyone who sponsored Dominique on-line via her web page.
Congratulations on completing your cycling challenge Dominique, well done!

Pictured: Dominique Dawson at the end of her cycle in front of the Effiel Tower, Paris.

In Memory of Eddie Clark

Eddie Clark very sadly passed away recently at the age of 85 after 16 years of being a patient at the ANCHOR unit. Eddie's son, Stuart Clark, from Aberdeen said; "The nurses and doctors were always so good to my Dad that I decided to ask people to make a donation to Friends of ANCHOR rather than buying flowers for Dad's service" A total of £213.00 was raised. Thank you to all who knew and loved Eddie.

Brian's event success

Brian Pack OBE retired from his post as Chief Executive of ANM Group at the end of April 2009 and in recognition of his work a charity dinner dance was held at the Thainstone Exchange on May 16. The magnificent total of £50,000 was raised of which £40,000 was donated to Friends of ANCHOR and £10,000 donated to the Friends of Inverurie Hospital. The charity would like to thank Brian, the event organising committee, ANM Group for hosting the event and everyone who attended the dance and were so generous.

Pictured from left to right: Fiona JD Pearson, Mrs. Pam Pack & Mr. Brian Pack OBE

Fun Run Trio's Success

M&H Logistics (Aberdeen) Limited colleagues, Mark Douglas, Gavin Roy and Darren Mackenzie took part in the Baker Hughes 10K run on Sunday 24 May 2009 and raised £1,800 in sponsorship for the charity. The guys completed the run in good time and are hoping to compete again next year! Well done and thank you for all your support and the support of your very generous sponsors.

Pictured after completing the run from left to right; Darren Mackenzie, Mark Douglas & Gavin Roy

Leading construction company Mansell make huge donation

Friends of ANCHOR received a bumper donation recently when kind hearted staff from the Aberdeen office of leading construction company Mansell presented a donation of £22,000. The fantastic figure – the result of a year long fundraising campaign by Mansell to mark the company reaching a century in business in 2008. Mansell used its centenary year to raise over £1million for a number of good causes, with each of its regional offices adopting a local charity to raise cash for. The company’s Aberdeen office chose to support Friends of ANCHOR

(Pictured left to right, George Hood, Mansell Divisional Managing Director Scotland, Fiona JD Pearson, Friends of ANCHOR Fundraising manager, Doug Duncan Mansell Business Development Manager).

May day musical bash triumph

The girls would like to thank Peterhead Football Club, the ladies at Style Council, Write Image, Ian Baird, Karen’s daughters, Sinead and Destiny and a very special thank you to Sandra Lillie’s family members who helped support them prior and during the event. They would also like to thank all the bands who performed free of charge; Sonic Stride, 11:11, The Form, Velvet Audio, The Colour Proposal, Lynn Taylor, Decipher, The Suburbz, Dr Flaw and Get In Get Out. Friends of ANCHOR would like to thank Karen, Sarah, Nathan and Colin, and all the helpers, sponsors, band members and to the generous crowd who came along and supported the event.

Left to right: Fiona JD Pearon, fundraising manager, Karen Brown, Sarah Geary & Nathan Gardener at the cheque presentation.

Remarkable Rose celebrates 100th birthday

Centenarian Rose Bryan from Fraserburgh celebrated her 100th birthday in style with two parties and messages from prominent figures including politicians and a very special telegram from HRH the Queen. Rose, born in 1909 in Leicester, has lived in the north-east for the past 22 years. She is a very active, lively and beautiful woman who is truly inspirational, and still has a real twinkle in her eye, spring in her step and a zest for life. In lieu of birthday gifts this year she requested donations for Friends of ANCHOR which amounted to £400. Our special thanks and very best wishes go to this charming wonderful lady and her generous family members and friends.

First picture below (left to right) Fiona Pearson, fundraising manager, birthday girl Rose Bryan & Rose's daughter, Monica Smith. Second picture: Rose with fundraising assistant, Caroline Milne.

Running success

Brainy bunch

The Kininmonth School fundraising committee, from Mintlaw, Peterhead, held a quiz night on Friday 20 March 2009 and raised £250 for Friends of ANCHOR. Many thanks to the organisers and all the teams who took part and everyone who contributed to this fantastic donation. (Pictured the brainy bunch who won the quiz.)

Band of Gold

The Granite City Brass Band took part in the Scottish Championships at the Caird Hall in Dundee in March. The band competed in the 2nd section, and came 4th out of 11 bands. Euphonium player, Kenny Chapman, also won best instrumentalist.Band members, Lisa Kendall (left) and Mandy Wilson (pictured at the contest), collected £278 during the event, which was then divided between Friends of ANCHOR and Cancer Research. Congratulations to the band on a fantastic performance and thank you for your valuable support. Thanks also to the Dundee audience who so kindly made donations.