Staff from the Macaulay Land Use Research Institute presented a cheque for nearly £1,200 to Friends of ANCHOR, a cancer care charity in Aberdeen. The money was raised during a Quiz Night held at the Institute and was presented to Friends of ANCHOR fundraising manager, Fiona Pearson, during a visit to the Institute.

Friends of ANCHOR was formed in 1997 to support the Aberdeen & North Centre for Haematology, Oncology & Radiotherapy (ANCHOR) unit at Aberdeen Royal Infirmary. The ANCHOR unit cares for patients with all forms of cancer, blood diseases and blood disorders. The charity funds the purchase of equipment for the ANCHOR unit and provides additional care, comfort and support for its patients. It also funds crucial ground breaking cancer research at the University of Aberdeen.

The charity was chosen to benefit from the fundraising event as Dr. Lorna Dawson, a Forensic Soil Scientist at the Institute, has a daughter who is currently under-going treatment for leukaemia in the ANCHOR unit.

Fiona Pearson said, “On behalf of the charity, we would like to thank everyone who organised this fundraising event and everyone who came along and joined in the fun. Without supporters who raise funds we would be unable to offer the level of support we do at the ANCHOR unit. Your donation will make a big difference so on behalf of all the hundreds of patients who attend the ANCHOR unit every year and who will benefit from your generosity and support – thank you once again”.

Yvonne Cook (centre), Chair of the Macaulay Institute Staff Social Club who organised the quiz night, Dr Lorna Dawson (centre-right) and Fiona Pearson (centre-left) accepting the cheque on behalf of Friends of ANCHOR, looked on by staff of the Institute.