The Press and Journal (Aberdeen and Aberdeenshire)
North-east cancer charity receives six-figure boost
Funding: Clan Cancer gets £100,000 from St James’s Place Foundation
A north-east cancer charity has been given a £100,000 cash boost to enhance and expand its wellbeing support.
Clan Cancer Support has received funding from St James’s Place Foundation, the charitable arm of St James’s Place Wealth Management, as part of their 25th anniversary celebrations.
The charity, which has its headquarters in Aberdeen, currently provides comfort, information and support to approximately 3,000 people affected each year by any type of cancer.
The funds, which were awarded following a successful application and presentation, will also allow Clan to diversify complementary therapies and increase its existing therapeutic services.
Dr Colette Backwell, chief executive of Clan Cancer Support said: “The award of funding from St James’s Place Foundation is an important step in our continued development as we continue to strive towards providing wellbeing services which fit the needs and expectations of our clients, not just in Clan House in Aberdeen, but throughout our community bases.
“Clan’s wellbeing services, which we provide free of charge to anyone affected by cancer, are a key part of many of our client’s journeys and are highly valued by those who use them, as well as their families and friends.
“We are very proud to have secured the funding which will have a positive long-term impact on the services we can provide, and this success is an excellent reflection on our team here at CLAN who brought our services to life for those at the Foundation.”
The St James’s Place community distributes funds to hundreds of charities each year and approved Clan’s application for the full amount after being impressed by the charity’s impact on the local community. Shona MacAskill, a chartered financial planner at Gary Walker & Co Wealth Management, a senior representative of St James’s Place said: “We have a longstanding relationship with CLAN, having previously awarded funding to the organisation in 2010.
“I am thrilled that we are in a position to continue this support, working with the charity again as they continue to provide vital support.”
“It will have a positive longterm effect on our services”