Every year, bearsden fiddlers select a Charity for the season, and some of the money raised from concerts and other events goes towards supporting it. This year, our chosen charity is the Beatson Cancer Charity. At our AGM at the end of each season, we present a cheque to our chosen charity.
Last season, we gave £3,000 to the Lodging House Mission.
www.beatsoncancercharity.org
Beatson Cancer Charity is determined to beat cancer and is committed to securing significant funding to support and enhance the treatment, care and WELL BEING of current, former and future cancer patients and their families.
There are three main functions of the charity:
fundraising and communications
Many current and former patients and their families, friends and colleagues see their involvement in our fundraising and communications activity as part of their cancer journey and our team plays a key role in supporting them with this.
patient and family support
The charity provides a comprehensive range of wellbeing, specialist and complementary therapy services delivered by charity staff and volunteers through the unique and award-winning Wellbeing Centre and throughout The Beatson Cancer Centre and related facilities across the west of Scotland. We rely on fundraising activity to generate the income to fund all of our charitable activity.
funding
The charity provides funding to various individuals and institutions involved in the care and investigation of cancer, including the NHS, in line with the charity’s funding policy in the furtherance of its objectives. The key areas of funding are specialist staff resources, innovative service developments, enhanced medical equipment, research projects and staff development.
