The Johnston Smillie Charitable Trust Newsletter

Following another successful year of fundraising, we would like to take this opportunity to reflect on some of the achievements of the charity in the year to 31 March 2024.

Our fundraising highlights during the year included:

• £2,450 raised at the quiz night held at the Edinburgh Sports Club in May 2023.
• £12,479 raised at our Ladies Afternoon Tea event at the Virgin Hotel Edinburgh in September 2023.
• The Sportsmans lunch held at Turnhouse Golf Club in November 2023 raised £13,757.
• A charity party night held at the Gorgie Suite raised a fantastic total of £21,235, with a surplus of £14,653 after deduction of the cost of the event. This event was organised jointly with Steps to Hope SCIO and donation of £7,500 was made to them following the event.
• Further funds were raised from staff donations, hamper giveaways and a grand national sweepstake.

Donations totalling £42,807 were made to the following local causes during the year:

Dads Rock                                                                                     

Corstorphine Community Centre

Lyme Resource Centre                                                           

 Therapet

Granton Goes Greener                                                             

SPARK

Compass Therapy                                                                     

FetLor Youth Club

The Butterfly Trust                                                                   

Pasda

SupportED (The Linda Tremble Foundation)                   

Edinburgh Young Carers

Pregnancy Counselling & Care (Scotland)                         

Hearts and Minds

Christmas Dinner Appeal                                                       

Friends of Forthview

Tourette Scotland                                                                     

Corstorphine Christmas Support Project

The Broomhouse Centre                                                        

Calderglen Early Learning and Childcare

For the Greater Good – Christmas Lunches                   

 Blast Boxing                    

Philipstoun Community Education Association             

Steps to Hope SCIO

We would like to thank our clients and contacts who have supported the charity over the past 12 months as it is due to your kindness and generosity that we have been able to benefit so many local causes.

If you would like to be involved in our future fundraising events in any way, please contact Rona Burns.  We are always delighted to see clients at these events and also to receive prizes for our auctions or raffles.

We would also love to hear from you if you are involved in any charities or other social causes that you believe could benefit from our help. Rona will be happy to send an application form and to answer any questions regarding applications.

Finally, if you would like to donate to our charity, again please contact Rona, who can supply the bank details.