Guests have a ball while raising £70,000 for hospice
Event marks 30 years of caring
A lifeline service for people receiving end-of-life care in Renfrewshire is starting the new year over £70,000 better off after a glitzy evening.
St Vincent’s Hospice raised more than £72,000 at its 30th anniversary ceilidh ball.
Hundreds of guests jigged, reeled and whirled round the ballrooom at the Hilton Glasgow dressed in their finest black tie attire.
Chief executive of St Vincent’s Hospice, Kate Lennon, said: “We are absolutely overwhelmed by the success of our 30th anniversary ball, and wanted to say a huge thank you to the many people who made this possible.
“The evening was the culmination of months of work from our fundraising team and volunteer committee who worked tirelessly to ensure the event was a success.
“Our entertainers on the night were also on top form too.”
Comedian Andy Cameron MBE kept the crowd entertained as the host for the evening, while Star of BBC’s Bargain Hunt, Flog it and Antiques Roadtrip, Natasha Raskin Sharp, led the Grand Auction.
Live band First Class provided the best repertoire of pop and traditional Scottish music, which had the entire room on their feet from start to finish.
As part of the anniversary, Pearl Sponsors came forward from across the community and will be supporting St Vincent’s throughout 2018.
As a small token of thanks, the hospice wanted to give them something unique to mark the occasion. o
Kate added: “Our Pearl Sponsors h have been so generous and we wanted to thank them with something truly special.
“We contacted renowned artist, John Damari, who is well known for his work with charities and c commissioned a unique work – The Many Caring Hearts of St Vincent’s Hospice.
“We arranged for a very limited number of prints to be made and framed, presenting these to each of our sponsors as part of our celebrations on the night.”
A& D Logistics, Acre Industrial and Cleaning Services, Chemtech Consultancy, Intu Braehead, John Roach Funeral Services, Marbill Coaches, Phoenix Car Company, Spar Scotland, and WH Malcolm are just some of the 2018 Peal Sponsors who were there on the night.
Guests were also presented with a limited edition of St Vincent’s whisky, provided courtesy of MacDuff International as a keepsake of the evening.
For more information about the charity, and how you can get involved in their 30th anniversary year, visit www.SVH.co.uk