Aberdeen’s streets were turned into a sea of orange as hundreds of fundraisers indulged in an evening of culture to raise money for Maggie’s.
The annual Maggie’s Aberdeen Culture Crawl, which kicked-off at Duthie Park, led over 300 participants on a tour of the city’s cultural hotspots.
These included the Deemouth Artist Studios, the Hollywood-style Aberdeen sign at the Castelgate, Pittodrie and Citymoves Dance Studio.
Since launching in 2017, the event has raised more than £400,000 for the charity, which is marking 10 years since its centre opened in the grounds of Aberdeen Royal Infirmary.
Since it opened a decade ago, the charity – which provides free cancer support and information in centres across the UK and online – has welcomed 72,000 people to its centre in the Granite City.
Organisers are hoping the generous donations continue to roll in as Maggie’s celebrates its special anniversary.
‘Astounded by the generosity’
Maggie’s Aberdeen head of fundraising, Richard Stewart said: “We are incredibly – and increasingly – grateful to everyone who has given up their time and donated their hard-earned money to help the centre. We are not living in the easiest of financial climates, so we are more grateful than ever for the help we receive.
“We are regularly astounded by the generosity of everyone who helps the centre and certainly do not take anything for granted.
“It was a brilliant evening, one full of smiles, laughter and sunshine, as well as some tears. One in two of us will develop cancer at some point in our lives and it is on occasions like Culture Crawl that we are able to appreciate how fortunate we are to have the support of family and friends.”
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