FEATURE

Our auction and tombola are a regular feature of the Winter Dinner Dance, and we once again had donations of some fantastic prizes. These included a diamond drop pendant from our patrons Harry and Tracey Brown of Chisholm Hunter, who gratefully support us every year. The hospitality at Ayr Raceday for 6 also went down a storm. This year the silent auction raised over £11,000 and we are thankful to everyone who donated and bid on prizes. Special thanks must go to Lyndsey Gardiner and Sam Whyte who kept these events running smoothly.

The most talked about prize of the night was the car which could be won in the raffle, courtesy of Digby Brown The lucky winner was delighted to receive such a significant prize!

Our Ambassador for Spinal Injuries

Scotland Joanna Martin once more gave words of thanks to all our guests for coming and supporting our event every year. Joanna also mentioned that we are looking for Board Trustees. So if you are interested please get in touch with the Spinal Injuries Scotland office.

Chris Stewart, Partner and Head of Serious Injury at Digby Brown, gave thanks and said: “It’s nothing short of humbling to witness the generosity of those who attend every year, but to then realise they’ve helped raise the highest amount ever at £80,400 is just astonishing.

“Every day we see first-hand the devastating impact a spinal cord injury can have and we know from speaking to our clients how grateful they are for the support offered by SIS.

“Spinal Injuries Scotland matters to hundreds across the nation and that’s why we’ve continued to work passionately alongside them for more than 20 years.

“Thank you to everyone who attended on the night, to Des Clarke for his energetic hosting and to everyone behind the scenes who made the night possible.”

On behalf of everyone at Spinal injuries Scotland we would like to give special thanks to Chris Stewart, Susan Lawrie and Craig Semple for their support and outstanding effort they put into making the Winter Dinner Dance a resounding success every year. We also want to thank our committed volunteers, sponsors, fundraisers, office staff and the clinical team in the QUENSIU. We could not do what we do without your generous support.