#BelikeStAndrew<\/p>\n
This St Andrew\u2019s Day is going to be something really special. On November 30, Scotland is coming together to share little acts of kindness with each other in tribute to our kind and generous patron saint.<\/p>\n
The Scottish Government is asking the public to do a good deed on St Andrew\u2019s Day to celebrate Scotland\u2019s history, culture and the nation\u2019s shared values.<\/p>\n
The #BeLikeStAndrew campaign marks the start of Scotland\u2019s Winter Festivals \u2013 which opens with St Andrew\u2019s Day, followed by Hogmanay, and then Burns Night.<\/p>\n
Charity partners Princes Trust Scotland, Chest, Heart & Stroke Scotland, Crisis Scotland, have joined the Scottish Rugby Union and Stoats to back the campaign.<\/p>\n
Scotland\u2019s Winter Festivals will see dozens of events and activities taking place across the country highlighting the best of music, arts and entertainment.<\/p>\n
Launching the initiative in Edinburgh, Minister for International Development and Europe Alasdair Allan said:<\/p>\n
\u201cOur patron saint, St Andrew, was known for being strong, sociable and fair, encouraging people to share what they had with those in need.<\/p>\n
\u201cCelebrating St Andrew\u2019s Day presents a powerful opportunity for people across Scotland to keep the spirit of St Andrew alive, by coming together and helping others within their community.\u201d<\/p>\n
Chief Executive of Chest, Heart & Stroke Scotland Jane-Claire Judson said:<\/p>\n
\u201cChest Heart & Stroke Scotland could not exist without the kindness and goodwill of the people in Scotland who donate their time, pre-loved possessions, and hard earned money to the charity.<\/p>\n
\u201cIt can mean the difference between a life saved yet stalled and a life lived to the fullest, helping people to shape their future and live the lives they want to lead.\u201d<\/p>\n
Helen Keenan, head of volunteers and secondments at Princes Trust Scotland said:<\/p>\n
\u201cAs part of the campaign we are encouraging people to become e-mentors with The Princes Trust. It is a great way to show kindness and to help make Scotland a more inclusive society just like St Andrew might do if he were around today.\u201d<\/p>\n
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Find information at\u00a0https:\/\/www.scotland.org\/events\/st-andrews-day<\/a><\/p>\n For more information about #BeLikeStAndrew<\/a> go to www.scotland.org\/belikestandrew<\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":" #BelikeStAndrew This St Andrew\u2019s Day is going to be something really special. On November 30, Scotland is coming together to share little acts of kindness with each other in tribute to our kind and generous patron saint. The Scottish Government is asking the public to do a good deed on St Andrew\u2019s Day to celebrate Scotland\u2019s history, culture and the nation\u2019s shared values. The #BeLikeStAndrew campaign marks the start of Scotland\u2019s Winter Festivals \u2013 which opens with St Andrew\u2019s Day, followed by Hogmanay, and then Burns Night. Charity partners Princes Trust Scotland, Chest, Heart & Stroke Scotland, Crisis Scotland, have joined the Scottish Rugby UnionRead More →<\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":8,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[4],"tags":[],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/scotsindependent.scot\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/2000"}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/scotsindependent.scot\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/scotsindependent.scot\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/scotsindependent.scot\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/users\/8"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/scotsindependent.scot\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fcomments&post=2000"}],"version-history":[{"count":2,"href":"https:\/\/scotsindependent.scot\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/2000\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":2002,"href":"https:\/\/scotsindependent.scot\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/2000\/revisions\/2002"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/scotsindependent.scot\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fmedia&parent=2000"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/scotsindependent.scot\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fcategories&post=2000"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/scotsindependent.scot\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Ftags&post=2000"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}