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A Killer Evening! Befriend A Child’s latest fund-raising murder mystery event made a big splash as an audience of 75 enjoyed the acting talents of the Befriend A Child Players. The group of staff and committee members performed A Killer Cruise at the Carmelite Hotel and raised an impressive £645.
Although none of the teams were able to identify the culprit, the closest guess came from ‘Ace Marlin is a Girl’ who were awarded with certificates for their sleuthing efforts.
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The third annual ball at Ardoe House proved another success on February 26th, with £14,000 raised towards the work of Befriend a Child. As well
as the usual combination of fund-raising raffles and an auction, we also
held the first ever Befriend a Child Champion Awards in recognition of
our valued supporters.
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“It was a wonderful evening as always and we are so grateful to all those who attended,” noted Chief Executive Karen Farquhar. “To have 250 supporters of our organisation in one room is really great and shows just how far we’ve come as an organisation. “We hope that the fourth ball in 2011 is just as successful!”
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Click Here to down load the final scores Befriend A Child Scoop a Tasty Treat
Ice Cream manufacturers Mackie’s of Scotland have turned their hand to an all together more savoury snack with the launch of a new range of potato crisps. And the local company – based near Rothienorman – generously decided to donate 20 boxes of the delicious crisps to Befriend A Child. The snacks will be very popular with the children attending the Halloween Party at the United Services Club on November 1st – and I’m sure the volunteers will enjoy sampling a few of the flavours too! More information on Mackie’s Crisps can be found at www.mackiescrisps.co.uk.
Aberdeen-based 80:20 Procurement Services have kindly donated a four-figure bonus to help Befriend A Child. After significantly increasing their spending with local engineering products supplier Brammer over the past 12 months, 80:20 earned enough ‘Brammer Points’ to receive £2,700 worth of free goods. But in keeping with its business ethos, 80:20 reported the rebate to its main client BP and both companies have agreed to donate the money to charity. 80:20 has decided to round the donation up to £3,000. 80:20 Director Mandi Dorward said: “We’re delighted to help such a worthwhile charity such as Befriend A Child. I was extremely impressed with everyone at the charity and their commitment and passion to helping children in Aberdeen. “The bonus due to 80:20 was a major surprise to us as we do not accept rebates from any of our suppliers thus ensuring that we provide a value-for-money service for our clients. After discussions with BP, we both agreed that the right thing to do was to make a donation to local charity. “80:20 has decided to make Befriend A Child our nominated charity and we will continue to support them in any way we can in the future. "80:20 Procurement Services is based at the city's East Tullos Industrial Estate and employs 14 staff.
Befriend A Child are ‘game’ for any new fund-raising venture and thanks to Andrew Sage Art and Entertainment Ltd, we stand to make £1 for every online unit sold of his creation, Symbotica. Local businessman Andrew has very kindly agreed to support our work with vulnerable children while also promoting his simple, adaptable and fun new card game. Symbotica is a game consisting of cards showing coloured symbols; the premise is to place each card so that it matches either the colour or symbol of the surrounding cards. The game area is restricted to 8 cards across and 8 up and down. The game can be played in four different ways: the Standard, Simple and Five Card Symbotica games and the one player Symbotica Challenge. Beyond the original Symbotica games, the cards can be used for many other games for various levels of skill and fun such as snap, pairs, set collecting, solitaire - or people can even create their own games! To purchase Symbotica, and help Befriend A Child to Turn a Frown Upside down at the same time, visit www.symbotica.com and click on the online shop at the bottom of the home page. Don’t forget to select the online donation edition!
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Corking Stuff! The wines of Portugal are for many, an untapped source. But for those who attended the first Befriend A Child wine tasting evening this is no longer the case after an evening of refinery, education and of course, plenty of wine drinking! Well-known, and highly rated wine critic Carol Brown ensured the 30 budding wine experts in the making knew their Duas Quintas from their Roriz Reserva by the end of the evening, which also included blind tasting and quizzes to test out the group’s new found skills. Wines for the event were supplied by both the Wine Society and Majestic Wine, ensuring that the ‘vinho’ was kept flowing. Carol also spent time explaining themes such as Portuguese regions, methods of maturation and even threw in some fascinating facts about Cliff Richard’s Algarve wine estate! “I always like to introduce people to new taste sensations at my wine events and although many of the tasters at this event enjoy Port, few had tasted the light wines from the country but will now certainly try wines from Portugal again,” explained Carol. “The event was a sell out and it was great to see Befriend a Child’s first wine tasting so well supported.” Among those who attended the event was Gordon Gibb of Allied Surveyors. He commented: “I've always enjoyed wine but tend to stick to the same kinds. “The wine tasting event was superbly hosted by Carol who educated everyone on how to sample the wine and how to appreciate the different wine on offer. “Everyone really enjoyed the evening which was well organised by Befriend a Child - I can't wait till the next one.”
Inaugural Ball Was A Resounding Success |
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cyclists,
rain and shine from Land’s End in southwest Cornwall, to the most
northerly point of Scotland, John O Groats. The challenge kicks off on
Monday, September 6th.
The
guests enjoyed a two course meal of carrot and coriander soup followed
by chicken wrapped in bacon, and had to put on their thinking caps to
try to solve the apparent murder of travel agent, Sunny Daze.
Wheely
Good Effort
and unseasonably low temperatures. The route started with a climb of
over 300 meters in the first 4 miles and Liz was forced to stop half way
up to let the feeling of nausea pass before continuing. 
The
second annual Befriend A Child Golf Challenge Cup attracted 7
teams and also great weather at Inchmarlo on Friday, June 26. A
healthy competition between the teams saw Edinburgh based Scott
Cappola emerge triumphant from the Stableford competition. Team
member Dean Coppola took the medal for longest drive at the 13th,
while Allied Surveyors’ Gordon Gibb scooped the prize for nearest
the pin at the 15th. Grampian Electrical Services had
the misfortune of finishing in seventh spot, but there were no
losers on the day, with Befriend A Child raising over £2500. 
The team from SMS Ltd (from left) Kenny McAllister, Andrew Kinsler, Tom O’Hare, Dave Gunn, Neil Booth and Allan Drewette.
Bingo Afternoon !