Please CLICK HERE to open the newsletter and read the latest news for the The Kirsten Scott Memorial Trust, from the past 12 months.

Great Aberdeen Bake Off Kirsten’s colleagues at Aberdeen Asset Management continued to provide great support for the KSMT over the course of 2014. In what is now a celebrated annual event, the Great Aberdeen Bake Off in December raised £1045. Employees of Aberdeen also give monthly via Pennies for Promise – this is a payroll…

The Kirsten Scott Memorial Trust has made a significant donation to the Gesu School in Philadelphia, USA. The charity educates, nurtures and enriches the lives of marginalised children from the four poorest postcodes in the city. The Trust’s donation will pay for the education, books, counselling and school meals for two children for an initial duration…

These are some recent recipients who will soon be completing their projects or pursuits: Zimbabwe Educational Trust (ZET) is a Leeds-based charity that supports Zimbabwean communities to keep children and young people in school and out of poverty. KSMT’s grant will help the Rafiki Girls’ Centre (pictured above), a ZET partner based in the capital city,…

The Trust has chosen to support these recipients for another year: Patrick Ryan (20) from Motherwell, is completing his second year at the English National Ballet School (ENB) in London. This follows a challenging first year at the world-renowned institution, with a step-up in training and rigorous assessments, including the end of year show. Andrew…

Over the past 18 months, the trust has provided financial support to a diverse group of young people, with an eclectic range of ambitions and funding needs. Here are some of them: Charlotte Klinting (24) A  KSMT grant helped Charlotte (pictured above) travel to Ghana last summer to research the impact of certification schemes on cocoa…