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Exciting new American link for the ARCHIE Foundation
The ARCHIE Foundation, the official charity of Royal Aberdeen Children's Hospital, has been undertaking a programme of expansion over the last few years. In fact, we now support children’s health services in fourteen different hospitals in an area roughly covering the top half of Scotland.
But even by our standards, the latest development to be undertaken is adventurous. ARCHIE has today announced a new partnership with the American Scottish Foundation®, based in Scotland House®, Madison Avenue, New York.
David Cunningham, Director of Fundraising at the ARCHIE Foundation, explains.
“The North and North East of Scotland has many ties with the USA, both historical and current. These have perhaps been highlighted in more recent times with the Oil and Gas sector and, of course, Donald Trump’s new golf resort near Aberdeen. So looking at how we could keep ex-pat Scots informed of our work, in a way that encourages them to support us, seemed like a natural next step in our development.”
“In addition to this, with over 45 runners heading to the US to compete in the New York marathon this November, now seemed the right time to try and formalise this activity. In the American Scottish Foundation® we have found a partner who have been outstanding in their support of our plans, exceptionally professional and whose local knowledge has really made the difference between this happening or not.”
The partnership will allow the charity to showcase its many projects, such as the redevelopment of the Children’s Ward in Inverness, the funding of specialist equipment in Aberdeen or the redevelopment of clinical environments in Orkney, to an audience spread across the whole of America.
Camilla G. Hellman, Director of Development at the ASF added, "Highlighting their important work with Scottish children to our membership will allow people to find out what’s happening across the North of Scotland and, we hope, support projects in towns and communities in a large part of Scotland. We are delighted to be involved with the charity and look forward to welcoming their runners, the largest ever single group to come from Scotland to compete in the New York marathon, this November.
Please help to support the ARCHIE runners in the New York Marathon by making a donation to ARCHIE now. Thank you!
The ARCHIE Foundation is the official charity of The Royal Aberdeen Children’s Hospital and Community Based Child Health throughout Grampian and the Northern Isles.
