Biography
Caroline Freedman graduated from Edinburgh’s Heriot-Watt University in 1976 with a BSc (Hons) in Pharmacy, and became an MR(Pharm)S after completing a year’s practical experience in retail.
As a grateful client of the Royal (Dick) School of Veterinary Studies’ Small Animal Hospital, she launched their Ultrasound Appeal in October 2001 and subsequently raised £87,600 for them to purchase a state-of-the-art scanner.
At the start of this campaign Caroline was invited onto the R(D)SVS Council of Friends and in 2004 received the IFAW Animal Action Award for Animal Welfare Fundraiser of the Year.
Caroline continued fundraising for the R(D)SVS by establishing their SPACE (Small Patient Animal Care & Equipment) Fund. She is now joining their newly established Development Board which supports the School’s extensive fundraising programme.
Caroline became an Edinburgh University-appointed member of RCVS Council in 2005.
Outside her fundraising activities, she enjoys walking her two miniature schnauzers, Oscar & Ollie, and attending the ballet and theatre.
Council Member category
- Appointed: University of Edinburgh, 2005 - 2014
Committee membership
- Advisory Committee
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Declaration of Interests |
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Directorships |
Responsible for the day-to-day management of two businesses:
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Member, Royal Pharmaceutical Society, MRPharmS |
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Employment |
Self-employed - see Directorships |
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Interests relating to immediate family or close friends |
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Other relevant information
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Voluntary fundraiser for the University of Edinburgh’s Royal Dick School of Veterinary Medicine since 2001. A client of their Small Animal Hospital since it opened in 1999 and originally their Summerhall Clinic from 1991. After raising £87,600 for an ultrasound scanner in 2003, I was awarded the IFAW animal Action Award for Fundraiser of the Year at the House of Lords in October 2004. I then continued my fundraising efforts by establishing the S.P.A.C.E. Fund (Small Patient Animal Care & Equipment Fund). Involved, on a voluntary basis, in the fundraising initiatives for the relocation of the entire Vet School to their Easter Bush Site, where the Small & Large Animal Hospitals are situated and also the establishment of the Cancer Care Centre. In 2010, I was responsible for the concept and project management to create the Dick Vet Hospital Garden from a 2.5 acre field close to the Hospital for Small Animals and the newly built Vet Teaching Building. The garden’s transformation was chosen as a suitable Community project to be filmed and televised by BBC Scotland’s Beechgrove Garden. The Garden’s development, and my involvement with it, are on going and will continue to generate future fundraising for the benefit of both the Small and Large Animal Hospitals; as well as enhancing the well-being of the students, staff and clients who have access to this facility. Guest lecturer for occasional lecture to Dick Vet students on Animal/Human Bond & Fundraising. All my activities for the Dick Vet are on an entirely voluntary basis. I continue to be a client of the Dick Vet Hospital for Small Animals.
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