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Scottish dinner raises £3500 for charities

UK: Charities have benefited to the tune of £3,500 following last month’s sell-out IoR Scotland dinner. 

The £3,500 donations from the event at Glasgow’s Crowne Plaza Hotel on November 14 were split between Calum’s Cabin, a holiday retreat on the Isle of Bute for children suffering from cancer, and the Prince and Princess of Wales Hospice, a charity looking after the palliative care needs of people living in and around greater Glasgow.

This annual event, which this year celebrated its 40th anniversary, has raised £50,000 in total for charity.

IoR Scotland chairperson Julie Murray (left) vice-chair Danny Watson (3rd from left) present a cheque for £1750 to representatives of Callum’s Cabin
IoR Scotland secretary Linda McVittie (left) and chairperson Julie Murray present the second cheque to the Prince and Princess of Wales Hospice

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