Episode 1 - Sarah-Jane Hogg, 'Finding the Words' and the 'Fire Drill'!

In this first episode of the Friends of ANCHOR podcast, the host of the show, Mike Elder, interviews the charity’s Fundraising Director, Sarah-Jane Hogg, and introduces the various sections that will be regular elements of the show.

Some key points of interest in the episode include the following:

• The show begins with a News and Update section in which Erica Banks (Communications Lead at Friends of ANCHOR) and Sarah-Jane provide information about forthcoming events, including the Runway Run, a Charity Ball hosted by VT Wealth and the Loch Ness Marathon. [01:17]
• Mike interviews Sarah-Jane Hogg about her long association with Friends of ANCHOR and what the charity means to her. [04:39]
• Friends of ANCHOR is currently celebrating twenty-five years of supporting haematology and cancer care in the North and North-east of Scotland, so Mike highlights various articles from the local newspaper, ‘The Press and Journal’, which appeared in 1997, the charity’s first year of operation. As well as mentioning a number of early fundraising initiatives in support of the charity, this ‘From the Archives’ feature notes that one of the ground-breaking items of equipment was described in terms that very much belonged to the twentieth century when it was reported that it looked like a “portable cassette player”! [17:08]
• Mike and his wife, Alison, introduce the ‘Finding the Words’ segment, the aim of which is to provide an opportunity to explore some of the issues that are thrown up when we have to try to find the words and language to think, and speak, about serious illnesses in a meaningful and helpful manner.[21:45]
• This week’s ‘And Finally!’ item draws attention to the first documented case of cancer and expresses relief that medical treatment has come a long way since the ancient Egyptians used the ‘fire drill’ to treat breast cancer! [28:22]

Please get in touch with any suggestions or feedback about the podcast by emailing foapodcast@freerangepodcasting.co.uk. Shows will appear monthly, with various bonus episodes also being published from time to time. Erica Banks, the Communications Lead of Friends of ANCHOR, will be Mike’s interview guest for Episode 2. [29:38]

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