Each year AWA members vote to select a charity of choice from among a shortlist nominated by its members. AWA members then spend the following year volunteering for and fundraising on behalf of the selected charity. Recent selections have included SensationAll, Bonnymuir Green, AberNecessities, Friends of Neonatal Unit, Befriend a Child, Aberdeen Cyrenians, the SSPCA, The Archie Foundation, Riding for the Disabled and Grampian Women’s Aid. In the past few years alone AWA members have raised more than £40,000 for these causes, with a cheque presented to our chosen charity each May at our Spring Luncheon.
Fundraising occurs primarily at our Holiday Craft fair and also throughout the year at our meetings and social events. In addition to selecting one main charity to sponsor, the AWA also make donations each year to each of the runner-up shortlisted charities as well as other local groups by request.
Forget Me Not Club
For 2026-2027, we are supporting Forget Me Not Club. They are a small, local charity based in Banchory that provides dementia support throughout Aberdeen and Aberdeenshire.
