Oil and natural gas exploration and production company Apache Corporation has donated £30,000 to Clan Cancer Support, enabling the charity to transform the events space within its Aberdeen base and make it available for corporate hire.

The leading cancer support charity has now renovated a 644 square foot room at Clan House on Westburn Drive into a multifunctional space with integrated technology that connects to other Clan venues.

The equipment makes it possible for Clan’s community bases across the North-east, Moray, Shetland and Orkney to virtually access events and activities, including nutrition and wellbeing workshops and support sessions held in Aberdeen.

The donation from Apache has also allowed Clan to invest in a bespoke catering area, AV set up and whiteboards, making the space – named The Westburn Room - perfectly equipped to host training days and external corporate events.

Duncan Peter, Clan’s head of income generation, said: “This is a significant donation from Apache in that it’s allowed us to completely rethink and maximise the use of one of our key event spaces, creating benefits for our clients and unlocking a new income stream.

“The Westburn Room can now connect to our community bases, allowing those out with Aberdeen to virtually access activities and sessions at Clan House, in addition to what’s available in their local areas. It also means our staff, who are based across a huge geographical location, have another way of communicating.

“The icing on the cake for us is The Westburn Room is now a very attractive city-centre based venue option for businesses looking to hire an external flexible space and support a local charity. We’re incredibly grateful to Apache for this fantastic donation and look forward to welcoming businesses to our new facilities.”

“Apache is committed to building long-lasting relationships in our local communities and we are pleased to be supporting Clan in their vital work to support people living with cancer,” said Adele Howie, Apache bond committee member.

“The decision to donate to Clan was made by our bond committee, which manages funds generated by the company’s workforce through sales of confectionary and other items on our offshore platforms.”

The Westburn Room can accommodate approximately 50 people and is fully accessible with parking spaces available. The room is available for hire throughout the week, including weekends, from £50 per hour.

For more information, please email: facilitieshelpdesk@clancancersupport.org

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