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As your report points out, the experience from America is positive—thanksgiving day is used to visit family and friends and is a national day of celebration.I have a concern.
The Voluntary Service Aberdeen carers centre, which is part of the Princess Royal Trust for Carers network, has been in operation for 12 years now. When I visit the centre, I always meet carers who tell me that it is their lifeline.
For example, there is the twilight football project in Dumfries, which I have visited. A twilight basketball project has been launched recently and a range of other things has started up.
Staff shadowing arrangements have also been undertaken to develop common understanding, and we have had visits to our office from staff who deal with complaints in different parts of Scotland.
With my colleague Des McNulty, I recently visited players and staff of Clydebank Football Club junior football team and their supporters at the Peterson park pitches in Yoker.