{"id":17,"date":"2024-04-15T16:54:12","date_gmt":"2024-04-15T15:54:12","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/allotment.ws\/stage\/friends\/?page_id=17"},"modified":"2024-05-24T20:48:38","modified_gmt":"2024-05-24T19:48:38","slug":"about-us","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/allotment.ws\/stage\/friends\/about-us\/","title":{"rendered":"About Us"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<section class=\"wp-block-group page-intro has-open-sans-font-family has-global-padding is-layout-constrained wp-container-core-group-is-layout-d64fb1ec wp-block-group-is-layout-constrained\" style=\"margin-top:2.6rem;padding-right:0;padding-left:0\">\n<div class=\"wp-block-group intro has-open-sans-font-family is-vertical is-content-justification-center is-layout-flex wp-container-core-group-is-layout-6c531d9d wp-block-group-is-layout-flex\" style=\"padding-right:0.8em;padding-left:0.8em\">\n<h1 class=\"wp-block-heading has-text-align-center display-not-mob-tab has-darkest-blue-color has-text-color has-link-color has-roboto-condensed-font-family has-xxx-large-font-size wp-elements-99afd6b4278ac360b565abed6872d8dd\" style=\"letter-spacing:0px;line-height:1.15\">About The Friends of Kirkcaldy Hospitals<\/h1>\n\n\n\n<h1 class=\"wp-block-heading has-text-align-center display-mob-tab has-darkest-blue-color has-text-color has-link-color has-roboto-condensed-font-family has-xxx-large-font-size wp-elements-0c985028b0dbf8a7943f059a7a4e3cbd\" style=\"font-style:normal;font-weight:600;letter-spacing:0px;line-height:1.15\">About Us<\/h1>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"has-text-align-center has-text-dark-color has-text-color has-link-color has-open-sans-font-family has-medium-font-size wp-elements-55be5c56a0a9693ae52570f116d55d25\" style=\"font-style:italic;font-weight:300;letter-spacing:0px;line-height:1.6\">We provide funds for comforts, amenities and other reasonable requests for the benefit of patients and staff of the two hospitals we represent and receive gifts of all kinds including donations, legacies and endowments for the advancement of the work of the committee.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/section>\n\n\n\n<section class=\"wp-block-group two-cols-images has-open-sans-font-family has-global-padding is-layout-constrained wp-container-core-group-is-layout-520232fb wp-block-group-is-layout-constrained\" style=\"padding-right:0;padding-left:0\">\n<div class=\"wp-block-columns has-open-sans-font-family is-layout-flex wp-container-core-columns-is-layout-0cc96cec wp-block-columns-is-layout-flex\" style=\"margin-top:1.6rem\">\n<div class=\"wp-block-column has-open-sans-font-family is-layout-flow wp-container-core-column-is-layout-1b41adba wp-block-column-is-layout-flow\" style=\"padding-right:0.4em;padding-left:0em;flex-basis:50%\">\n<div class=\"wp-block-cover is-light cover-responsive has-open-sans-font-family\" style=\"min-height:432px;aspect-ratio:unset;\"><span aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"wp-block-cover__background has-background-dim-0 has-background-dim has-background-gradient\" style=\"background:linear-gradient(0deg,rgb(0,0,0) 0%,rgba(0,0,0,0) 53%)\"><\/span><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"596\" height=\"432\" class=\"wp-block-cover__image-background wp-image-393\" alt=\"Photo of Victoria Hospital\" src=\"https:\/\/allotment.ws\/stage\/friends\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/04\/victoria-h-596-432.jpg\" style=\"object-position:50% 63%\" data-object-fit=\"cover\" data-object-position=\"50% 63%\" srcset=\"https:\/\/allotment.ws\/stage\/friends\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/04\/victoria-h-596-432.jpg 596w, https:\/\/allotment.ws\/stage\/friends\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/04\/victoria-h-596-432-300x217.jpg 300w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 596px) 100vw, 596px\" \/><div class=\"wp-block-cover__inner-container has-global-padding is-layout-constrained wp-block-cover-is-layout-constrained\">\n<p class=\"has-text-align-center has-pure-white-color has-darkest-blue-background-color has-text-color has-background has-link-color has-roboto-condensed-font-family has-medium-font-size wp-elements-5dd596275736f6fec2a684c6b841a873\" style=\"margin-top:0;padding-top:0.2em;padding-right:1.6em;padding-bottom:0.2em;padding-left:1.6em;font-style:normal;font-weight:600;letter-spacing:0px;line-height:1.15;text-decoration:none\">Victoria Hospital<\/p>\n<\/div><\/div>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-column has-open-sans-font-family is-layout-flow wp-block-column-is-layout-flow\" style=\"padding-right:0em;padding-left:0.4em;flex-basis:50%\">\n<div class=\"wp-block-cover is-light cover-responsive has-open-sans-font-family\" style=\"min-height:432px;aspect-ratio:unset;\"><span aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"wp-block-cover__background has-background-dim-0 has-background-dim has-background-gradient\" style=\"background:linear-gradient(0deg,rgb(0,0,0) 0%,rgba(0,0,0,0.02) 70%)\"><\/span><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"596\" height=\"432\" class=\"wp-block-cover__image-background wp-image-394\" alt=\"Photo of Whytemans Brae Hospital, Kirkcaldy\" src=\"https:\/\/allotment.ws\/stage\/friends\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/04\/wbrae-h-596432.jpg\" data-object-fit=\"cover\" srcset=\"https:\/\/allotment.ws\/stage\/friends\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/04\/wbrae-h-596432.jpg 596w, https:\/\/allotment.ws\/stage\/friends\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/04\/wbrae-h-596432-300x217.jpg 300w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 596px) 100vw, 596px\" \/><div class=\"wp-block-cover__inner-container has-global-padding is-layout-constrained wp-block-cover-is-layout-constrained\">\n<p class=\"has-text-align-center has-pure-white-color has-darkest-blue-background-color has-text-color has-background has-link-color has-roboto-condensed-font-family has-medium-font-size wp-elements-afc879d7a2ff1854906d8691f338a5e4\" style=\"padding-top:0.2em;padding-right:1.6em;padding-bottom:0.2em;padding-left:1.6em;font-style:normal;font-weight:600;letter-spacing:0px;line-height:1.15;text-decoration:none\">Whytemans Brae Hospital<\/p>\n<\/div><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/section>\n\n\n\n<section class=\"wp-block-group alignwide three-cols has-open-sans-font-family has-global-padding is-layout-constrained wp-container-core-group-is-layout-5bf9d2d2 wp-block-group-is-layout-constrained\" style=\"margin-top:9.19rem\">\n<div class=\"wp-block-group intro has-open-sans-font-family is-vertical is-content-justification-center is-layout-flex wp-container-core-group-is-layout-d5572c4a wp-block-group-is-layout-flex\" style=\"padding-top:0;padding-right:0;padding-bottom:0;padding-left:0\">\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading has-text-align-center has-darkest-blue-color has-text-color has-link-color has-roboto-condensed-font-family has-xx-large-font-size wp-elements-fdeb917c93296d609bdf681a4f03c08d\" style=\"font-style:normal;font-weight:600;letter-spacing:0px;line-height:1.15;text-decoration:none\">A Brief History of The Friends<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"has-text-align-center has-text-dark-color has-text-color has-link-color has-open-sans-font-family has-x-small-font-size wp-elements-bd1707e11ca2b43e6d3fe12261de3894\" style=\"letter-spacing:0px;line-height:1.6;text-decoration:none\">at Victoria Hospital and Whytemans Brae Hospital<\/p>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-columns alignwide cards-three has-text-dark-color has-text-color has-link-color has-open-sans-font-family has-x-small-font-size wp-elements-971834411787d589d43976c4eb7f200c is-layout-flex wp-container-core-columns-is-layout-48406a78 wp-block-columns-is-layout-flex\" style=\"padding-top:0;padding-right:0;padding-bottom:0;padding-left:0;font-style:normal;font-weight:400;letter-spacing:0px;line-height:1.6;text-decoration:none\">\n<div class=\"wp-block-column has-text-dark-color has-pure-white-background-color has-text-color has-background has-link-color has-open-sans-font-family wp-elements-28b03fe490439f3fbe5a41981f94aa32 is-layout-flow wp-container-core-column-is-layout-6336003a wp-block-column-is-layout-flow\" style=\"flex-basis:33.333%\">\n<div class=\"wp-block-cover is-light has-pure-white-color has-text-color has-link-color has-system-sans-serif-font-family has-xx-small-font-size wp-elements-5fb2ad05ab2a932b8eead757aaf61b61\" style=\"margin-top:0;margin-bottom:0;padding-top:0;padding-right:0;padding-bottom:0;padding-left:0;font-style:normal;font-weight:400;letter-spacing:0px;line-height:1.15;text-decoration:none;min-height:240px;aspect-ratio:unset;\"><span aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"wp-block-cover__background has-text-dark-background-color has-background-dim-0 has-background-dim\"><\/span><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"392\" height=\"256\" class=\"wp-block-cover__image-background wp-image-528\" alt=\"Photo of Ronnie Corbett at The Friends' 1970 Hospital Fete\" src=\"https:\/\/allotment.ws\/stage\/friends\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/04\/r-corbett-392-256.jpg\" data-object-fit=\"cover\" srcset=\"https:\/\/allotment.ws\/stage\/friends\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/04\/r-corbett-392-256.jpg 392w, https:\/\/allotment.ws\/stage\/friends\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/04\/r-corbett-392-256-300x196.jpg 300w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 392px) 100vw, 392px\" \/><div class=\"wp-block-cover__inner-container is-layout-flow wp-container-core-cover-is-layout-e603688c wp-block-cover-is-layout-flow\">\n<p class=\"has-text-align-center has-pure-white-color has-darkest-blue-background-color has-text-color has-background has-link-color has-system-sans-serif-font-family has-xx-small-font-size wp-elements-97e63c32a1294ec16f19600e36ba7fab\" style=\"padding-top:0.2em;padding-right:0.4em;padding-bottom:0.3em;font-style:normal;font-weight:400;letter-spacing:0px;line-height:1.15;text-decoration:none\">Ronnie Corbett at The Friends&#8217; fete in 1970<\/p>\n<\/div><\/div>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-group has-text-dark-color has-text-color has-link-color wp-elements-be9c621046e16e06c733f478c7f048dd is-vertical is-content-justification-center is-layout-flex wp-container-core-group-is-layout-e809c736 wp-block-group-is-layout-flex\" style=\"padding-top:0;padding-right:0.8em;padding-bottom:1.6em;padding-left:0.8em\">\n<h4 class=\"wp-block-heading has-text-align-center has-orange-color has-text-color has-link-color has-roboto-condensed-font-family has-large-font-size wp-elements-db2cab22d2821dd412386ffc8ae832d0\" style=\"font-style:normal;font-weight:600;line-height:1.15;text-decoration:none\"><strong>1969<\/strong><\/h4>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"has-text-align-center card-para has-text-dark-color has-text-color has-link-color has-system-sans-serif-font-family has-x-small-font-size wp-elements-4479d4dfb920addc40cd40fdb19b6207\" style=\"font-style:normal;font-weight:400;letter-spacing:0px;line-height:1.6;text-decoration:none\">Our original name was<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"has-text-align-center has-darkest-blue-color has-text-color has-link-color has-system-sans-serif-font-family has-x-small-font-size wp-elements-a17576b831751ecf5c857d9437afeeab\" style=\"font-style:italic;font-weight:400;letter-spacing:0px;line-height:1.6;text-decoration:none\"><em>The Friends of Victoria, Forth Park and Whytemans Brae Hospitals<\/em><\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-column has-text-dark-color has-pure-white-background-color has-text-color has-background has-link-color has-open-sans-font-family wp-elements-b34b5147cce8f9aa1e09a4483031c3cf is-layout-flow wp-container-core-column-is-layout-6336003a wp-block-column-is-layout-flow\" style=\"flex-basis:33.333%\">\n<div class=\"wp-block-cover is-light has-pure-white-color has-text-color has-link-color has-system-sans-serif-font-family has-xx-small-font-size wp-elements-d8d1c89040b43cfe8aefcf1afd0e507a\" style=\"margin-top:0;margin-bottom:0;padding-top:0;padding-right:0;padding-bottom:0;padding-left:0;font-style:normal;font-weight:400;letter-spacing:0px;line-height:1.15;text-decoration:none;min-height:240px;aspect-ratio:unset;\"><span aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"wp-block-cover__background has-background-dim-0 has-background-dim\"><\/span><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"512\" height=\"512\" class=\"wp-block-cover__image-background wp-image-176\" alt=\"The Friends of Kirkcaldy Hospitals Logo\" src=\"https:\/\/allotment.ws\/stage\/friends\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/04\/logo-friends-no-bg-512-512.png\" data-object-fit=\"cover\" srcset=\"https:\/\/allotment.ws\/stage\/friends\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/04\/logo-friends-no-bg-512-512.png 512w, https:\/\/allotment.ws\/stage\/friends\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/04\/logo-friends-no-bg-512-512-300x300.png 300w, https:\/\/allotment.ws\/stage\/friends\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/04\/logo-friends-no-bg-512-512-150x150.png 150w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 512px) 100vw, 512px\" \/><div class=\"wp-block-cover__inner-container is-layout-flow wp-container-core-cover-is-layout-e603688c wp-block-cover-is-layout-flow\">\n<p class=\"has-text-align-center has-large-font-size\"><\/p>\n<\/div><\/div>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-group has-text-dark-color has-text-color has-link-color wp-elements-b03f01c9e82dacca82f231497bca6f5f is-vertical is-content-justification-center is-layout-flex wp-container-core-group-is-layout-e809c736 wp-block-group-is-layout-flex\" style=\"padding-top:0;padding-right:0.8em;padding-bottom:1.6em;padding-left:0.8em\">\n<h4 class=\"wp-block-heading has-text-align-center has-orange-color has-text-color has-link-color has-roboto-condensed-font-family has-large-font-size wp-elements-57e8d6bc51915645b548cb76958a321f\" style=\"font-style:normal;font-weight:600;line-height:1.15;text-decoration:none\">2024<\/h4>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"has-text-align-center has-text-dark-color has-text-color has-link-color has-system-sans-serif-font-family has-x-small-font-size wp-elements-859b95352100c38b9e8242fcc5069cf2\" style=\"font-style:normal;font-weight:400;letter-spacing:0px;text-decoration:none\">Today <br>we are known as<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"has-text-align-center has-darkest-blue-color has-text-color has-link-color has-system-sans-serif-font-family has-x-small-font-size wp-elements-b17bcc1d786a403ff4bc34839a4a6b4b\" style=\"font-style:italic;font-weight:400;letter-spacing:0px;text-decoration:none\">The Friends of Kirkcaldy Hospitals<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-column has-text-dark-color has-pure-white-background-color has-text-color has-background has-link-color has-open-sans-font-family wp-elements-37b02f741f179016e080bb8bfdc73fad is-layout-flow wp-container-core-column-is-layout-6336003a wp-block-column-is-layout-flow\" style=\"flex-basis:33.3%\">\n<div class=\"wp-block-cover is-light cover3 has-pure-white-color has-text-color has-link-color has-open-sans-font-family has-xx-small-font-size wp-elements-259b0860aeef08c850939f568e4f7737\" style=\"margin-top:0;margin-bottom:0;padding-top:0;padding-right:0;padding-bottom:0;padding-left:0;font-style:normal;font-weight:400;letter-spacing:0px;line-height:1.15;text-decoration:none;min-height:240px;aspect-ratio:unset;\"><span aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"wp-block-cover__background has-text-dark-background-color has-background-dim-0 has-background-dim\"><\/span><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"392\" height=\"256\" class=\"wp-block-cover__image-background wp-image-527\" alt=\"Photo of Johnny Beatty at The Friends' 1987 Hospital Fete\" src=\"https:\/\/allotment.ws\/stage\/friends\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/04\/beatty-392-256.jpg\" data-object-fit=\"cover\" srcset=\"https:\/\/allotment.ws\/stage\/friends\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/04\/beatty-392-256.jpg 392w, https:\/\/allotment.ws\/stage\/friends\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/04\/beatty-392-256-300x196.jpg 300w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 392px) 100vw, 392px\" \/><div class=\"wp-block-cover__inner-container is-layout-flow wp-container-core-cover-is-layout-e603688c wp-block-cover-is-layout-flow\">\n<p class=\"has-text-align-center has-pure-white-color has-darkest-blue-background-color has-text-color has-background has-link-color has-open-sans-font-family has-xx-small-font-size wp-elements-04ed5ed13fa930de1ec35dcfb293c57c\" style=\"padding-top:0.2em;padding-right:0em;padding-bottom:0.3em;font-style:normal;font-weight:400;letter-spacing:0px;line-height:1.15;text-decoration:none\">Johnny Beattie at the 1987 Hospital fete.<\/p>\n<\/div><\/div>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-group has-text-dark-color has-text-color has-link-color has-open-sans-font-family wp-elements-be0e7e1c0fa4a3a6ba039053167890c1 is-vertical is-content-justification-center is-layout-flex wp-container-core-group-is-layout-e809c736 wp-block-group-is-layout-flex\" style=\"padding-top:0;padding-right:0.8em;padding-bottom:1.6em;padding-left:0.8em\">\n<h4 class=\"wp-block-heading has-text-align-center has-orange-color has-text-color has-link-color has-roboto-condensed-font-family has-large-font-size wp-elements-3c89cc5b6337bdc66578f1a2dcd4163f\" style=\"font-style:normal;font-weight:600;line-height:1.15;text-decoration:none\">2012<\/h4>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"has-text-align-center has-open-sans-font-family\">We became<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"has-text-align-center card-para has-darkest-blue-color has-text-color has-link-color has-open-sans-font-family has-x-small-font-size wp-elements-0694a0e399bdc4bc52f96c7b70173a93\" style=\"font-style:italic;font-weight:400;letter-spacing:0px;line-height:1.6;text-decoration:none\"><em>The Friends of Victoria and Whytemans Brae Hospitals.<\/em><\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/section>\n\n\n\n<section class=\"wp-block-group two-cols our-work has-open-sans-font-family has-global-padding is-layout-constrained wp-container-core-group-is-layout-aac159fe wp-block-group-is-layout-constrained\" style=\"margin-top:9.19rem;padding-top:0;padding-right:0em;padding-bottom:0;padding-left:0em\">\n<div class=\"wp-block-group intro has-open-sans-font-family is-vertical is-content-justification-center is-layout-flex wp-container-core-group-is-layout-d5572c4a wp-block-group-is-layout-flex\" style=\"padding-top:0;padding-right:0;padding-bottom:0;padding-left:0\">\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading has-text-align-center has-darkest-blue-color has-text-color has-link-color has-roboto-condensed-font-family has-xx-large-font-size wp-elements-caca9f6c2e0fda1fd5a57d71119ffc68\" style=\"font-style:normal;font-weight:600;letter-spacing:0px;line-height:1.15;text-decoration:none\">What We Do<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"has-text-align-center has-text-dark-color has-text-color has-link-color has-open-sans-font-family has-x-small-font-size wp-elements-935621e175cb232291c8b87d501204f9\" style=\"letter-spacing:0px;line-height:1.6;text-decoration:none\">The Friends Work With Victoria Hospitals and Whytemans Brae Hospital<\/p>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-columns has-open-sans-font-family is-layout-flex wp-container-core-columns-is-layout-78a9a20d wp-block-columns-is-layout-flex\" style=\"margin-top:1.6rem\">\n<div class=\"wp-block-column has-open-sans-font-family is-layout-flow wp-container-core-column-is-layout-f3c40ecb wp-block-column-is-layout-flow\" style=\"padding-right:0em;flex-basis:50%\">\n<h3 class=\"wp-block-heading\">Supporting Kirkcaldy Hospitals<\/h3>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"lead has-text-dark-color has-text-color has-link-color has-open-sans-font-family has-x-small-font-size wp-elements-023038b03d18fd6dee409f33e75463ad\" style=\"margin-top:0;margin-right:0;margin-bottom:0;margin-left:0;padding-top:0;padding-right:0;padding-bottom:0;padding-left:0;font-style:normal;font-weight:600;letter-spacing:0px;line-height:1.6;text-decoration:none\">The Friends provide funds for comforts, amenities, facilities and equipment for the benefit of patients and staff of Victoria Hospital and Whytemans Brae Hospital.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"has-open-sans-font-family\">We make financial support available through our grant application schemes.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<ul style=\"font-style:normal;font-weight:400;letter-spacing:0px;line-height:1.6;text-decoration:none\" class=\"is-style-checkmark-list has-text-dark-color has-text-color has-link-color has-open-sans-font-family has-x-small-font-size wp-block-list wp-elements-0efee073de8d24b9bfed9e4b37be6ddf\">\n<li>Project applications are considered four times per year.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"has-open-sans-font-family\">Since 1969, The Friends have provided funding to finance medical equipment and improve facilities for patients and staff at Kirkcaldy hospitals. Our support has assisted:<\/p>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"col-count has-open-sans-font-family wp-block-list\">\n<li>The Childrens&#8217; Ward<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>The Diabetes Centre<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Medical Photography<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Music Therapy<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Paediatric Department<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Pharmacy<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Radiology<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Seaview Ward<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>The Sanctuary<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>The Victoria Radio Network<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"has-open-sans-font-family\">We can help with all kinds of supportive projects so if you have ideas that require funding, don\u2019t hesitate to <a href=\"https:\/\/allotment.ws\/stage\/friends2\/contact-us\/\">contact us<\/a>.&nbsp;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-buttons is-layout-flex wp-block-buttons-is-layout-flex\">\n<div class=\"wp-block-button\"><a class=\"wp-block-button__link wp-element-button\">Apply Now \u25ba<\/a><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-column has-open-sans-font-family is-layout-flow wp-block-column-is-layout-flow\" style=\"padding-left:2em;flex-basis:50%\">\n<h3 class=\"wp-block-heading\">Fund-Raising for Kirkcaldy Hospitals<\/h3>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"lead has-text-dark-color has-text-color has-link-color has-open-sans-font-family has-x-small-font-size wp-elements-ad569fb5187336089e63c437ef84eba4\" style=\"font-style:normal;font-weight:600;letter-spacing:0px;line-height:1.6;text-decoration:none\">Fundraising is one of The Friends\u2019 ongoing activities and our effectiveness depends on the continual generosity of the people of Kirkcaldy and of Fife.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"has-open-sans-font-family\">In the past, the annual <em>Friends&#8217; Garden Fete<\/em> was the main focus of fund-raising activity.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"has-open-sans-font-family\">Often opened by celebrities of the day, (such as Johnny Beattie, Ronnie Corbett, Jane Franchi, Rikki Fulton, Russell Hunter, Jimmy Shand, Molly Weir), the garden fetes raised over \u00a3150,000.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"has-open-sans-font-family\">The potential of The Friends to support Kirkcaldy Hospitals has often benefitted from significant individual legacies and bequests. A generous legacy bequeathed to The Friends by the late Mrs Helen Allan Weir has formed the basis of our ability to finance many projects<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"has-open-sans-font-family\">We are always interested in fund-raising ideas and if you would like to make a donation or a bequest, we would be very pleased to hear from you!<\/p>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-buttons has-open-sans-font-family is-layout-flex wp-block-buttons-is-layout-flex\">\n<div class=\"wp-block-button has-open-sans-font-family\"><a class=\"wp-block-button__link wp-element-button\">donate now \u2713<\/a><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/section>\n\n\n\n<section class=\"wp-block-group six-cols has-global-padding is-layout-constrained wp-block-group-is-layout-constrained\" style=\"min-height:156px;margin-top:9.19rem\">\n<div class=\"wp-block-group intro is-vertical is-content-justification-center is-layout-flex wp-container-core-group-is-layout-d5572c4a wp-block-group-is-layout-flex\" style=\"padding-top:0;padding-right:0;padding-bottom:0;padding-left:0\">\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading has-text-align-center has-darkest-blue-color has-text-color has-link-color has-roboto-condensed-font-family has-xx-large-font-size wp-elements-ba961b86e66b09a87637924f2a0e58d2\" style=\"font-style:normal;font-weight:600;letter-spacing:0px;line-height:1.15;text-decoration:none\">Who We Are<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"has-text-align-center has-text-dark-color has-text-color has-link-color has-open-sans-font-family has-x-small-font-size wp-elements-5388268982295ec9e255e42e71d86b13\" style=\"letter-spacing:0px;line-height:1.6;text-decoration:none\">The Friends&#8217; committee includes present and former NHS professionals<\/p>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-columns team is-layout-flex wp-container-core-columns-is-layout-42b19593 wp-block-columns-is-layout-flex\" style=\"margin-top:1.6rem\">\n<div class=\"wp-block-column is-layout-flow wp-block-column-is-layout-flow\">\n<div class=\"wp-block-cover is-light has-pure-white-color has-text-color has-link-color has-open-sans-font-family has-xx-small-font-size wp-elements-ac2deef94ac0940102d8caf593d55d43 has-aspect-ratio\" style=\"letter-spacing:0px;line-height:1.15;text-decoration:none;aspect-ratio:3\/4;min-height:unset;\"><span aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"wp-block-cover__background has-text-dark-background-color has-background-dim-0 has-background-dim\"><\/span><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"150\" height=\"150\" class=\"wp-block-cover__image-background wp-image-218\" alt=\"Placeholder Female Portrait Facing Left\" src=\"https:\/\/allotment.ws\/stage\/friends\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/04\/headshot-4-150x150-1.jpg\" data-object-fit=\"cover\"\/><div class=\"wp-block-cover__inner-container has-global-padding is-layout-constrained wp-block-cover-is-layout-constrained\">\n<div class=\"wp-block-group has-pure-white-color has-darkest-blue-background-color has-text-color has-background has-link-color wp-elements-52e614f4f73b0a449e8899e3048d0b51 is-vertical is-content-justification-center is-layout-flex wp-container-core-group-is-layout-3c1e7e06 wp-block-group-is-layout-flex\" style=\"margin-top:0;margin-bottom:0;padding-top:0.1em;padding-bottom:0.2em\">\n<p class=\"has-text-align-center has-open-sans-font-family has-xxx-small-font-size\" style=\"font-style:normal;font-weight:400;letter-spacing:0px;line-height:1.15;text-decoration:none\">Heather Ogg<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"has-text-align-center has-pure-white-color has-text-color has-link-color has-open-sans-font-family has-xxx-small-font-size wp-elements-d71095910aadcd74562509f3958ac622\" style=\"font-style:normal;font-weight:400;letter-spacing:0px;line-height:1.15;text-decoration:none\">Chair<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div><\/div>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-column is-layout-flow wp-block-column-is-layout-flow\">\n<div class=\"wp-block-cover is-light has-pure-white-color has-text-color has-link-color has-open-sans-font-family has-xx-small-font-size wp-elements-026a36d2afaf771977ae512e630a8dea has-aspect-ratio\" style=\"letter-spacing:0px;line-height:1.15;text-decoration:none;aspect-ratio:3\/4;min-height:unset;\"><span aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"wp-block-cover__background has-text-dark-background-color has-background-dim-0 has-background-dim\"><\/span><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"150\" height=\"150\" class=\"wp-block-cover__image-background wp-image-218\" alt=\"Placeholder Female Portrait Facing Left\" src=\"https:\/\/allotment.ws\/stage\/friends\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/04\/headshot-4-150x150-1.jpg\" data-object-fit=\"cover\"\/><div class=\"wp-block-cover__inner-container has-global-padding is-layout-constrained wp-block-cover-is-layout-constrained\">\n<div class=\"wp-block-group has-pure-white-color has-darkest-blue-background-color has-text-color has-background has-link-color wp-elements-56bf19b3aac518eaf7da10bcde68e239 is-vertical is-content-justification-center is-layout-flex wp-container-core-group-is-layout-3c1e7e06 wp-block-group-is-layout-flex\" style=\"margin-top:0;margin-bottom:0;padding-top:0.1em;padding-bottom:0.2em\">\n<p class=\"has-text-align-center has-open-sans-font-family has-xxx-small-font-size\" style=\"font-style:normal;font-weight:400;letter-spacing:0px;line-height:1.15;text-decoration:none\">Jane Smith<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"has-text-align-center has-pure-white-color has-text-color has-link-color has-open-sans-font-family has-xxx-small-font-size wp-elements-4d6dc5e4541e7266e1c70130f25f0535\" style=\"font-style:normal;font-weight:400;letter-spacing:0px;line-height:1.15;text-decoration:none\">Vice Chair<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div><\/div>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-column is-layout-flow wp-block-column-is-layout-flow\">\n<div class=\"wp-block-cover is-light has-pure-white-color has-text-color has-link-color has-open-sans-font-family has-xx-small-font-size wp-elements-b21a6208ac8229837e9ece4a95c62885 has-aspect-ratio\" style=\"letter-spacing:0px;line-height:1.15;text-decoration:none;aspect-ratio:3\/4;min-height:unset;\"><span aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"wp-block-cover__background has-text-dark-background-color has-background-dim-0 has-background-dim\"><\/span><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"150\" height=\"150\" class=\"wp-block-cover__image-background wp-image-218\" alt=\"Placeholder Female Portrait Facing Left\" src=\"https:\/\/allotment.ws\/stage\/friends\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/04\/headshot-4-150x150-1.jpg\" data-object-fit=\"cover\"\/><div class=\"wp-block-cover__inner-container has-global-padding is-layout-constrained wp-block-cover-is-layout-constrained\">\n<div class=\"wp-block-group has-pure-white-color has-darkest-blue-background-color has-text-color has-background has-link-color wp-elements-16b3b7e6d248cc259d4de7c9d0ce050a is-vertical is-content-justification-center is-layout-flex wp-container-core-group-is-layout-3c1e7e06 wp-block-group-is-layout-flex\" style=\"margin-top:0;margin-bottom:0;padding-top:0.1em;padding-bottom:0.2em\">\n<p class=\"has-text-align-center has-open-sans-font-family has-xxx-small-font-size\" style=\"font-style:normal;font-weight:400;letter-spacing:0px;line-height:1.15;text-decoration:none\">Annette Lobo<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"has-text-align-center has-pure-white-color has-text-color has-link-color has-open-sans-font-family has-xxx-small-font-size wp-elements-277a884daa7fa256ec9c4e4ca2e60e4d\" style=\"font-style:normal;font-weight:400;letter-spacing:0px;line-height:1.15;text-decoration:none\">Secretary<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div><\/div>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-column is-layout-flow wp-block-column-is-layout-flow\">\n<div class=\"wp-block-cover is-light has-pure-white-color has-text-color has-link-color has-open-sans-font-family has-xx-small-font-size wp-elements-0aaba362ba621dff29258cf885f79bfd has-aspect-ratio\" style=\"letter-spacing:0px;line-height:1.15;text-decoration:none;aspect-ratio:3\/4;min-height:unset;\"><span aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"wp-block-cover__background has-text-dark-background-color has-background-dim-0 has-background-dim\"><\/span><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"150\" height=\"150\" class=\"wp-block-cover__image-background wp-image-218\" alt=\"Placeholder Female Portrait Facing Left\" src=\"https:\/\/allotment.ws\/stage\/friends\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/04\/headshot-4-150x150-1.jpg\" data-object-fit=\"cover\"\/><div class=\"wp-block-cover__inner-container has-global-padding is-layout-constrained wp-block-cover-is-layout-constrained\">\n<div class=\"wp-block-group has-pure-white-color has-darkest-blue-background-color has-text-color has-background has-link-color wp-elements-47f368a81cf2a15004b1cce467091463 is-vertical is-content-justification-center is-layout-flex wp-container-core-group-is-layout-3c1e7e06 wp-block-group-is-layout-flex\" style=\"margin-top:0;margin-bottom:0;padding-top:0.1em;padding-bottom:0.2em\">\n<p class=\"has-text-align-center has-open-sans-font-family has-xxx-small-font-size\" style=\"font-style:normal;font-weight:400;letter-spacing:0px;line-height:1.15;text-decoration:none\">Jane Smith<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"has-text-align-center has-pure-white-color has-text-color has-link-color has-open-sans-font-family has-xxx-small-font-size wp-elements-4cf9b0c9dc3ce89a7235003ad363797d\" style=\"font-style:normal;font-weight:400;letter-spacing:0px;line-height:1.15;text-decoration:none\">Treasurer<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div><\/div>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-column is-layout-flow wp-block-column-is-layout-flow\">\n<div class=\"wp-block-cover is-light has-pure-white-color has-text-color has-link-color has-open-sans-font-family has-xx-small-font-size wp-elements-f5a0b3ca862ea625d92212413b1c9494 has-aspect-ratio\" style=\"letter-spacing:0px;line-height:1.15;text-decoration:none;aspect-ratio:3\/4;min-height:unset;\"><span aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"wp-block-cover__background has-text-dark-background-color has-background-dim-0 has-background-dim\"><\/span><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"150\" height=\"150\" class=\"wp-block-cover__image-background wp-image-218\" alt=\"Placeholder Female Portrait Facing Left\" src=\"https:\/\/allotment.ws\/stage\/friends\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/04\/headshot-4-150x150-1.jpg\" data-object-fit=\"cover\"\/><div class=\"wp-block-cover__inner-container has-global-padding is-layout-constrained wp-block-cover-is-layout-constrained\">\n<div class=\"wp-block-group has-pure-white-color has-darkest-blue-background-color has-text-color has-background has-link-color wp-elements-4f87ed428ece5e845468428d7c6dda62 is-vertical is-content-justification-center is-layout-flex wp-container-core-group-is-layout-3c1e7e06 wp-block-group-is-layout-flex\" style=\"margin-top:0;margin-bottom:0;padding-top:0.1em;padding-bottom:0.2em\">\n<p class=\"has-text-align-center has-open-sans-font-family has-xxx-small-font-size\" style=\"font-style:normal;font-weight:400;letter-spacing:0px;line-height:1.15;text-decoration:none\">Jane Smith<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"has-text-align-center has-pure-white-color has-text-color has-link-color has-open-sans-font-family has-xxx-small-font-size wp-elements-75ebccf71dd621e41ef2dbb3fced2af9\" style=\"font-style:normal;font-weight:400;letter-spacing:0px;line-height:1.15;text-decoration:none\">Member<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div><\/div>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-column is-layout-flow wp-block-column-is-layout-flow\">\n<div class=\"wp-block-cover is-light has-pure-white-color has-text-color has-link-color has-open-sans-font-family has-xx-small-font-size wp-elements-f5a0b3ca862ea625d92212413b1c9494 has-aspect-ratio\" style=\"letter-spacing:0px;line-height:1.15;text-decoration:none;aspect-ratio:3\/4;min-height:unset;\"><span aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"wp-block-cover__background has-text-dark-background-color has-background-dim-0 has-background-dim\"><\/span><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"150\" height=\"150\" class=\"wp-block-cover__image-background wp-image-218\" alt=\"Placeholder Female Portrait Facing Left\" src=\"https:\/\/allotment.ws\/stage\/friends\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/04\/headshot-4-150x150-1.jpg\" data-object-fit=\"cover\"\/><div class=\"wp-block-cover__inner-container has-global-padding is-layout-constrained wp-block-cover-is-layout-constrained\">\n<div class=\"wp-block-group has-pure-white-color has-darkest-blue-background-color has-text-color has-background has-link-color wp-elements-4f87ed428ece5e845468428d7c6dda62 is-vertical is-content-justification-center is-layout-flex wp-container-core-group-is-layout-3c1e7e06 wp-block-group-is-layout-flex\" style=\"margin-top:0;margin-bottom:0;padding-top:0.1em;padding-bottom:0.2em\">\n<p class=\"has-text-align-center has-open-sans-font-family has-xxx-small-font-size\" style=\"font-style:normal;font-weight:400;letter-spacing:0px;line-height:1.15;text-decoration:none\">Jane Smith<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"has-text-align-center has-pure-white-color has-text-color has-link-color has-open-sans-font-family has-xxx-small-font-size wp-elements-75ebccf71dd621e41ef2dbb3fced2af9\" style=\"font-style:normal;font-weight:400;letter-spacing:0px;line-height:1.15;text-decoration:none\">Member<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/section>\n\n\n\n<section class=\"wp-block-group single-testimonial has-global-padding is-layout-constrained wp-block-group-is-layout-constrained\" style=\"margin-top:9.19rem\">\n<div class=\"wp-block-group intro is-vertical is-content-justification-center is-layout-flex wp-container-core-group-is-layout-ce155fab wp-block-group-is-layout-flex\">\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading has-text-align-center has-darkest-blue-color has-text-color has-link-color has-roboto-condensed-font-family wp-elements-ee22c8b7d1759138f0dc82c2f4e5924c\" style=\"font-style:normal;font-weight:600;letter-spacing:0px;line-height:1.15;text-decoration:none\">Testimonial<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"has-text-align-center subtitle has-open-sans-font-family\">On our support for Kirkcaldy Hospitals<\/p>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-columns is-layout-flex wp-container-core-columns-is-layout-36615cb3 wp-block-columns-is-layout-flex\" style=\"margin-top:1.6rem\">\n<div class=\"wp-block-column is-layout-flow wp-block-column-is-layout-flow\">\n<div class=\"wp-block-group has-global-padding is-layout-constrained wp-block-group-is-layout-constrained\">\n<p class=\"has-text-align-center quote has-text-dark-color has-text-color has-link-color has-open-sans-font-family has-x-small-font-size wp-elements-80d936121a498302dfc2ba051df80646\" style=\"font-style:italic;font-weight:400;letter-spacing:0px;line-height:1.6;text-decoration:none\"><em>The Friends has saved us thousands of hours of fund-raising and has unlocked possibilities for patients and staff of the Stroke Clinic we thought we would never achieve.<\/em><\/p>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-group is-vertical is-content-justification-center is-layout-flex wp-container-core-group-is-layout-63996cfd wp-block-group-is-layout-flex\" style=\"margin-top:0.8rem\">\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image aligncenter size-full is-resized is-style-default\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"64\" height=\"64\" src=\"https:\/\/allotment.ws\/stage\/friends\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/04\/avastar2-64.png\" alt=\"Avatar Image Placeholder Female Portrait Facing Left\" class=\"wp-image-216\" style=\"aspect-ratio:1;object-fit:contain;width:60px\"\/><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"has-text-align-center has-text-dark-color has-text-color has-link-color has-open-sans-font-family has-xx-small-font-size wp-elements-dba123b3d833381a3ea47d3b119382c2\" style=\"font-style:normal;font-weight:400;letter-spacing:0px;line-height:1.6\">Jennifer Steiner<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"has-text-align-center has-text-dark-color has-text-color has-link-color has-open-sans-font-family has-xxx-small-font-size wp-elements-37e73c610f2174a73f5d48cda3ad9ff6\" style=\"font-style:normal;font-weight:400;letter-spacing:0px;line-height:1.6;text-decoration:none\">Consultant<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/section>\n\n\n\n<section class=\"wp-block-group single-col recent-news has-global-padding is-layout-constrained wp-container-core-group-is-layout-5bf9d2d2 wp-block-group-is-layout-constrained\" style=\"margin-top:9.19rem\">\n<div class=\"wp-block-group is-vertical is-content-justification-center is-layout-flex wp-container-core-group-is-layout-ce155fab wp-block-group-is-layout-flex\">\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading has-text-align-center has-darkest-blue-color has-text-color has-link-color has-roboto-condensed-font-family wp-elements-c5a7381100c307142406f14b9df47a81\" style=\"font-style:normal;font-weight:600;letter-spacing:0px;line-height:1.15;text-decoration:none\">Recent News<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"has-text-align-center has-text-dark-color has-text-color has-link-color has-open-sans-font-family has-x-small-font-size wp-elements-d414961491266991e2be03869a77a085\" style=\"font-style:normal;font-weight:400;letter-spacing:0px;line-height:1.6;text-decoration:none\">Recent Friends&#8217; projects and developments <\/p>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-columns is-layout-flex wp-container-core-columns-is-layout-28f84493 wp-block-columns-is-layout-flex\">\n<div class=\"wp-block-column posts-box is-layout-flow wp-block-column-is-layout-flow\"><ul style=\"font-style:normal;font-weight:400;line-height:1.6;letter-spacing:0px; padding-top:0;padding-bottom:0;padding-left:0;padding-right:0;margin-top:0;margin-bottom:0;margin-left:0;margin-right:0;\" class=\"wp-block-latest-posts__list has-dates has-author has-link-color col-count  wp-elements-93280cac209800beb8d76f34f8c8b16f wp-block-latest-posts has-text-color has-text-dark-color has-x-small-font-size has-open-sans-font-family\"><li><a class=\"wp-block-latest-posts__post-title\" href=\"https:\/\/allotment.ws\/stage\/friends\/our-new-website\/\">Our New Website<\/a><div class=\"wp-block-latest-posts__post-author\">by allotmenteer<\/div><time datetime=\"2024-04-21T12:57:58+01:00\" class=\"wp-block-latest-posts__post-date\">21 April 2024<\/time><\/li>\n<li><a class=\"wp-block-latest-posts__post-title\" href=\"https:\/\/allotment.ws\/stage\/friends\/hello-world\/\">Fundraiser planning meeting<\/a><div class=\"wp-block-latest-posts__post-author\">by allotmenteer<\/div><time datetime=\"2024-04-19T16:32:49+01:00\" class=\"wp-block-latest-posts__post-date\">19 April 2024<\/time><\/li>\n<li><a class=\"wp-block-latest-posts__post-title\" 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