The two main beneficiaries of funds raised at the Charity’s 2019 Dinner were Hearts and Balls and Beyond Boundaries.
Hearts Balls was conceived in 1999 when a player from the Lismore Rugby Club in Edinburgh suffered a serious spinal injury that left him paralysed.
Having run a highly successful appeal, Lismore decided to widen its support to cover other players impacted by serious injury or illness. Thus, Hearts Balls came into being with the aim of ‘helping rugby help its own’.
Since its beginnings in 1999, we have donated in the region of £450,000 to rugby players and their families. Through advice and advocacy, we also help them identify and apply for funds from other sources.
For further details go to their website heartsandballs.org.uk
As one of Scotland’s fast-growing sports, cricket is popular right across the country and offers really accessible versions of the game suitable for everyone. Beyond Boundaries seeks to use cricket to encourage groups that are under-represented in physical and mental fitness to benefit from such activity.
For further details go to their website beyondboundaries.scot
Other charities operating in the areas of sport, children, the disabled and the disadvantaged also benefit for funds raised at the annual Charity Dinner, as well as from the other events organised by the Charity during the year.