WINTER DINNER DANCE 2019

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The 17th Digby Brown Winter Dinner Dance for Spinal injuries

Scotland was held at the DoubleTree by Hilton on the 8th November. Thanks to everyone who attended and supported the night we were able to raise a record breaking £83,000! This is the most ever raised at this event, and Spinal injuries Scotland is incredibly grateful to everyone who donated and contributed to the night.

The night was once more compered by Des Clark in his usual distinctive style who got the night off to a great start with his James Bond-esque entrance. The night carried on the theme with a game that involved everyone in the room to try to discover who had stolen the car!

Our very own Peer Support Co-Ordinator Laura Torrance gave an emotional speech about the work that Spinal Injuries Scotland does and how important it is to her and others who are affected by Spinal Cord Injury (SCI). Laura spoke about how her injury has impacted her life and the significance that the Peer Support and assistance that she received has on her daily life.

Laura was followed by the Chair of our Board Kathleen McMonagle who gave thanks to those at Digby Brown who support the charity and organise the event. Kathleen also mentioned that Spinal injuries Scotland is always looking for people to fundraise for us or to choose us as their organisation’s nominated charity.

The auction and tombola featured some incredible prizes this year including The Ultimate Islay food, drink and golf experience; spa days, jewellery, and activity days for the whole family. This year the silent auction alone raised nearly £15,000. We would like to extend a massive thanks to everyone who bid in it.

Of course, the most coveted prize was the car (courtesy of Digby Brown) which was won by a very lucky raffle winner. We hope they enjoy the vehicle.

The comedian Sean Locke took to the stage to entertain the audience with his deadpan delivery and dry humour. He had many of the spectators laughing out loud at his jokes and we appreciate Digby Brown for organising him to attend.

On behalf of everyone at Spinal Injuries Scotland we would like to give special thanks to Susan Lawrie and Craig Semple for their support and the outstanding effort they put into making the Winter Dinner Dance a resounding success every year. We also want to thank our dedicated volunteers and board members as well as our sponsors, fundraisers, office staff and the clinical team at the QUENSIU. Without your generous support it would be so much harder to provide our services.