Priceless.. you just can’t put a price on Aberdeen’s Befriend a Child charity.
The popular charity will next week be announced as the very first space to be revealed as ‘Passing GO’ on the brand-new MONOPOLY board for the city. The charity is celebrating the news by inviting The Lord Provost of Aberdeen to their Head Office in Bon Accord Square. There will be props (top hats) and a giant version of their MONOPOLY space, plus lots of celebrations from the team!
Befriend a Child will get to star on a Community Chest space all of its own when the game is unveiled later this year.
And because there is no price tag on the MONOPOLY Community Chest spaces then it means Befriend a Child will be as priceless in the Aberdeen MONOPOLY game as in real life!
Befriend a Child ‘Passes GO’ following a public vote. It will be one of THREE charities that will feature on the board – the other two will be announced later in the year.
Befriend a Child CEO Sarah Misra says: “Befriend a Child have been working with children in Aberdeen and Aberdeenshire for over 40 years, so we are delighted to have been chosen by the public to represent the third sector of Aberdeen on the city’s new Monopoly board,”
The charity topped the poll.
The Lord Provost of Aberdeen Barney Crockett says:
“For ‘Befriend a Child’ charity to top the poll in a public vote for a place on the new MONOPOLY Aberdeen boardgame reflects the high regard the people of Aberdeen have for this great charity and the fantastic work it does in helping local disadvantaged children and young people.
“We have very many outstanding charities here in the city, which is why this plaudit is a huge accolade for ‘Befriend a Child’.”
The new game will hit shops this October in time for this Christmas.
Befriend a Child supports children and young people growing up in difficult life circumstances across Aberdeen and Aberdeenshire.
Their mission is to ensure the youngsters achieve their optimum potential and develop into adulthood, both confidently and competently.
The makers of the new official game today extended their congratulations.
"A huge congratulations to Befriend a Child who proved very popular in the voting - and many thanks to everyone who voted," says Jennifer Lau, Custom Games Executive at Winning Moves UK, makers of the board under official license from Hasbro. “Befriend a Child charity will feature on a Community Chest space – we feel this is an appropriate position on the board, with them being such an integral and very big part of the Aberdeen community.”
“The game will feature and star the great and the good of Aberdeen”.
