Vanessa swaps AVC for Vietnam adventure all in the name of charity

Aberdeen and Edinburgh – based AVC Brand Advertising finds itself one staff member down later this month as Vanessa Kennedy, Advertising Account Executive with the company heads off on a holiday with a difference.

Vanessa is jetting off to Vietnam with a group organised by Scottish children’s charity Aberlour Child Care Trust, where she will not only climb Vietnam’s highest mountain but will also help build a library, which will be used by children from the local Bin Luc orphanage.

The trip for Vanessa has been made possible with financial backing from AVC Media Enterprises and sponsorship from friends and colleagues, which has resulted in an overall donation to Aberlour of £2300.00.

Aberlour Child Care Trust works in Scotland with and for children, young people and families who need additional support, to promote their development and well being.

Vanessa comments: “I’m so grateful to everyone who has backed me with this project. It’s a once in a lifetime experience and I am sure it will be very humbling. It’s also a great opportunity to visit a beautiful country and give something back to the children at Bin Luc orphanage who face such hardship through no fault of their own.

“Not only this, by taking part in the trip we are helping children in Vietnam as well as raising funds for children back home in Scotland.”

Vanessa leaves for Hanoi, Vietnam on September 15th along with a party of 10 from across Scotland, organised by Aberlour Child Care Trust. With a workforce of over 700, the charity is currently coordinating over 44 projects throughout Scotland provides the specialist care to those children most in need.

With it’s roots lying in the Moray village of Aberlour where in 1875 Canon Charles Jupp established the Aberlour Orphanage, Aberlour has since developed flexibility to respond to the ever-changing needs of children throughout Scotland.