Thursday 9 February 2012

Lower School Pupils Raise Money for Befriend A Child

Wednesday, July 15th, 2009 at 10:39 am

Lower School pupils at Albyn School in Aberdeen have raised £1300 for a local Aberdeen charity Befriend a Child. The pupils did a whole range of activities over the course of a week: some pupils raised money by helping out more at home, bingo and Bettle being played at lunchtimes, an out-of-uniform day, some classes made and sold “best friend” doorhangers and bookmarks.

Befriend A Child began life in 1975 in direct response to the needs of children and young people in Aberdeen who were identified as suffering or at risk. The aims of the scheme are: to relieve distress, promote welfare and advance the education of children in Aberdeen through a befriending service. By providing an adult role model, the child experiences reliability, caring and trust which in turn combine to improve their confidence, social skills and help give them the solid grounding required to grow into mature, responsible adults.