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Thorntons Gives Kind Donation to Orphanage in Sierra Leone
Following the recent visit to Aberdeen by two orphans from Sierra Leone, during which two young girls were treated to various pampering and shopping sprees in the Bon Accord St. Nicholas shopping centre, the centre’s Thorntons outlet has donated £142 to their orphanage in Sierra Leone.
Mariama (15) and Rosemarie (12) came to visit Aberdeen from their orphanage in Sierra Leone which was founded during the Civil War, during which both girls were orphaned.
A great number of the shopping centre’s outlets, as well as the shopping centre’s management, Land Securities, came on board to treat the girls in April, including Primark, Dorothy Perkins, Boots, Espiro, Woolworths, The Bear Factory, Superdrug, the Early Learning Centre and Bookworld. The shops provided free products and sent the girls home with bags of goodies, containing new outfits, towels, face cloths and school books, in addition to a £510 donation raised by a collaboration between the shopping centre and local chocolate fountain supplier, Chocolate Indulgence.
Jackie Rumbles, Manager of Thorntons, met the girls during their time in the shopping centre. She says: “Meeting the girls was an eye-opener for all us. They were incredibly grateful for all the treats and their humble nature was remarkable, given the difficulties they must have faced in their childhood. I hope this donation from Thorntons can help contribute to a happy future for them both, not only for their remaining time in the orphanage but also when they are old enough to be making their own way in the world.”
Centre manager Frank Sutherland said: “It was a great honour to meet Mariama and Rosemarie, who have had to come to terms with so much in their young lives. Their compassion and unassuming nature was quite remarkable; the shopping centre management got to know them quite well in a short space of time and were all sad to see them go! However, we are happy in the knowledge that we helped to provide a memorable trip to Aberdeen for the two girls, and I know that this generous donation from Thorntons will help to bring more happy times to Mariama and Rosemarie, and the other orphans in Sierra Leone.”
Thorntons Aberdeen
Following the recent visit to Aberdeen by two orphans from Sierra Leone, during which two young girls were treated to various pampering and shopping sprees in the Bon Accord St. Nicholas shopping centre, the centre’s Thorntons outlet has donated £142 to their orphanage in Sierra Leone.
Mariama (15) and Rosemarie (12) came to visit Aberdeen from their orphanage in Sierra Leone which was founded during the Civil War, during which both girls were orphaned.
A great number of the shopping centre’s outlets, as well as the shopping centre’s management, Land Securities, came on board to treat the girls in April, including Primark, Dorothy Perkins, Boots, Espiro, Woolworths, The Bear Factory, Superdrug, the Early Learning Centre and Bookworld. The shops provided free products and sent the girls home with bags of goodies, containing new outfits, towels, face cloths and school books, in addition to a £510 donation raised by a collaboration between the shopping centre and local chocolate fountain supplier, Chocolate Indulgence.
Jackie Rumbles, Manager of Thorntons, met the girls during their time in the shopping centre. She says: “Meeting the girls was an eye-opener for all us. They were incredibly grateful for all the treats and their humble nature was remarkable, given the difficulties they must have faced in their childhood. I hope this donation from Thorntons can help contribute to a happy future for them both, not only for their remaining time in the orphanage but also when they are old enough to be making their own way in the world.”
Centre manager Frank Sutherland said: “It was a great honour to meet Mariama and Rosemarie, who have had to come to terms with so much in their young lives. Their compassion and unassuming nature was quite remarkable; the shopping centre management got to know them quite well in a short space of time and were all sad to see them go! However, we are happy in the knowledge that we helped to provide a memorable trip to Aberdeen for the two girls, and I know that this generous donation from Thorntons will help to bring more happy times to Mariama and Rosemarie, and the other orphans in Sierra Leone.”
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