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Being Brave for Children Across Scotland

We are proud to commemorate 150 years of caring for disadvantaged children, young people and families across Scotland, recognising their rights to having a decent childhood.

In 1875 Canon Charles Jupp, founder of the Aberlour Orphanage wrote:-

"Every child has the ability and indeed the right to grow up and flourish in society, notwithstanding the origins of their birth"

- brave words that ring as true for us today as they did back then.

Join us as we embark on our 150^th journey.

Aberlour's 150^th anniversary is an opportunity to celebrate the work the charity delivers and commemorate our long history.

Aberlour has a range of activities and events planned throughout 2025. All of our activities are underpinned by a nod to the past, present and future. They will:

Acknowledge our past, recognising where we've come from, telling the story of Aberlour and the tens of thousands of children and young people we have supported.
Recognise our achievements, celebrating what we've achieved for children and families over the past 150 years.
Focus on our future vision of beating poverty and discrimination for children. There is much more work to be done to achieve this.

Further information regarding 150^th events and activities will appear on this page.

Our focus for our 150^th year will be to help even more children and families across Scotland. A key aim is to ensure "no child should go hungry in school".

We have already made an impact in this area by influencing the Scottish Government to remove school meal debt over the last two years. Our aim is to achieve an outcome in 2025 that permanently removes this debt for families.

150th wish - No school meal debt

Achieving the dream

Timeline

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Our 150^th design

We're thrilled to share how our 150^th celebration design came to be! What makes this logo extra special is that it was dreamed up and brought to life by our amazingly creative children and young people. They were the creative geniuses behind every step, from doodles and drawings to the final design. See how their wonderful ideas came together to create something truly magical.

150 Years of Caring: Your Fundraising Can Change Lives!

If you would like to commemorate our 150^th anniversary by raising money to help children and young people, we have lots of ideas to inspire you.

There are many different ways you can raise money for Aberlour:

Are you a keen walker? You could raise £150 by taking part in a Kiltwalk. Are you a runner looking for a new challenge? How about running a marathon to raise money for Aberlour during 2025? Check out all our upcoming events.

If you too are celebrating an important milestone, such as an anniversary, or a wedding, civil partnership, birthday, you can also help raise money for Aberlour with donations in lieu of gifts. You can set up an online JustGiving page or a Facebook fundraising page and share it with your friends and family so they can start donating.

How about getting your colleagues involved? You could nominate us as your charity of the year at your workplace to benefit from donations and fundraising activities. · Whatever you choose to do, check out our top fundraising tips.

If you are planning to raise money for Aberlour, please get in touch. We can support you and give you access to t-shirts and other materials that will help you increase your impact. · Contact us at hello@aberlour.org.uk or leave your details below and our team will get back in touch with you as soon as possible.