Charities
Every year at our annual supper, a collection is made after the interval for deserving and just causes. The amount raised and for whom is detailed below. Thanks to all who donated, it is much appreciated by the club, committee and those who recieve the funds.
Since the year 2000, GBC has raised and donated, through these collections, a total of £15,675.91 to various deserving charities.
In Summer 2024, Stuart and Kevin, two of the band that entertain us every year at the supper had an idea to run an event for the Beatson Cancer Charity, based at the western hospital in Glasgow. Having never organised an event such as this, they asked if the GBC Committee would take on the role of “Logistical concert organiser”
After a few meetings to focus on what was needed and how to go about it, an event was staged on the 2nd November 2024.
with a little over one hundred people attending, a great evening was provided with the four musicians from the band, Scott, Ian and the aforementioned Stuart & Kevin; bar and nibbles was organised staffed by volunteers, legal requirements re licensing act was undertaken by the club secretary, Peter Scott and the whole committee pulled out all the stops for the donations of both raffle and auction prizes.
The net effect of everyones amazing generosity and hard work was that on 11th January 2025, a Cheque was presented to the Beatson Cancer Charity for £8656.54 by Kevin, Stuart, Scott and Ian.
Many thanks to everyone involved in this remarkable event.
If we add this outstanding total to our running total since the millennium, the clubs involvement has generated £24,332.45 for so many worthy causes, for which we thank the club and its supporters. We could not have done this without you.
2025 – SIMBA – £1750.00
2024 – SIMBA – £2,200.00
2023 – Strathcarron Hospice – £1,200.00
– Cancer UK – £500.00
2022 – Virtual supper due to Covid
2021 – Virtual supper due to Covid
2020 – Camphill Trust, Blair Drummond – £1,000.00
– Fife Youth Jazz Orchestra – £250.00
2019 – Camphill Trust, Blair Drummond – £1,000.00
2018 saw the entire takings from the supper being donated to the Camphill Blair drummond. The was in honour of our esteemed past member, Jamie Dawson who sadly passed away, all to soon, and was called to a higher service. It was at his request that the proceeds, which totalled £1,500.00 be donated to the trust and President Forbes Gould and Past President Jim Dawson braved the weather to make the presentation.
2018 – Camphill Trust, Blair Drummond – £1,500.00
2017 – The Scottish Air Ambulance – £500.00
2016 – The Dunblane Centre – £800.00
2015 – Elidh Brown Memorial Fund – £525.75
President Forbes presenting the combined cheque for 2014/15
2014 – Elidh Brown Memorial Fund – £324.25
2013 – Elidh Brown Memorial Fund – £410.00
2012 – Camphill Trust, Blair Drummond – £500.00
2011 – Jean Armour Homes – £100.00
– Elidh Brown Memorial Fund – £230.00
2010 – Jean Armour Homes – £100.00
– Action for Children, Scotland – £ 221.00
2009 -Jean Armour Homes – £272.80
2008 – Jean Armour Homes – £281.42
2007 -Jean Armour Homes – £261.49
2006 – Jean Armour Homes – £267.20
2005 – Jean Armour Homes – £230.00
– Tsunami Appeal – £140.00
2004 – Jean Armour Homes – £258.00
2003 – Jean Armour Homes – £260.00
2002 – Jean Armour Homes – £212.00
2001 – Jean Armour Homes – £242.00
2000 – Jean Amour Homes – £240.00
For more details about the charities mentioned above, please click on their links below
https://www.facebook.com/DunblaneCentre/
The Dunblane Centre
http://www.scottishambulance.com/WhatWeDo/TheParent.aspx
The Scottish Air Ambulance Service
The Eildh Brown Memorial Fund
www.camphillblairdrummond.org.uk/
The Camphill Trust, Blair Drummond
Action for Children Scotland