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Lately I have been receiving cheques for donations without any details
other than the payee and the amount. We always try to make sure that
each donation is acknowledged but sometimes this is not possible. Not
only that but while we can show the cheque in the donation listings in
the newsletter, we cannot show it in the correct order.

We are also getting the same situation the draw. At the time of writing this report
with online donations not showing what I have no idea of the amount raised but I
it is for. I always feel how nice it is to be don’t think it will be as good as last year.
able to show what you generous people The main reason for this is because the
send the money for. There are of course special printer we have, had a little blip
many different reasons and one of the about half way through the run and some
main ones is for all the things that this 500 of you didn’t get your newsletter
charity has done over the years to make or any raffle tickets – although which
a patient’s hospital stay a little more ones were missing is a mystery to us. In
pleasant. For those who live quite a way addition, our letter which accompanied
from the hospital our free bedrooms for the distribution of the tickets asked that
relatives mean that they can be close to we should receive the ticket stubs back by
their loved ones when they need them the 4th of November. I think that should
most. We are all very proud of what have been the 24th. Sorry about that.
we have been able to achieve over the I would like to thank you all for the
years. Of course all our thanks go to the donations we have received over the
wonderful Consultants, Doctors and year and also for those of you who sent a
nursing staff who provided such care and donation with your raffle ticket stubs.
comfort to patients and relatives.
Finally I would like to wish you all a very
You’ll be reading this article at the Merry Christmas and a happy and healthy
time when you receive your newsletter New Year
together with the raffle results and I
honestly hope that you have been lucky in
Alec J McLean