Last-minute bids push charity auction total over £8,000
Published December 30th, 2007
SCOTLAND on Sunday’s Christmas Appeal online auction has raised more than £8,000, thanks to the generosity of readers.
A flurry of last-minute bidding took the total above the amount raised in a similar exercise last year to provide funds for the British charity Sightsavers International.
The top lot this year, raising £610, was the chance for three golfers to play a round at the exclusive Loch Lomond course.
The money raised will help Sightsavers prevent blindness in eye-care projects around the world. Last month, Scotland on Sunday highlighted projects in Tanzania, where in some remote villages up to half the population are suffering from the eye condition trachoma, partly because of the lack of funds for prevention and treatment.
Caroline Harper, Sightsavers’ chief executive, said: “We’re absolutely thrilled by the generous support shown by individuals and companies alike this year and can’t thank Scotland on Sunday enough for its continued commitment to prevent people in poorer parts of the world going needlessly blind.”
Donations can still be made directly to Room SOSO7, Sightsavers International, PO Box 17160, Edinburgh, EH12 6WF or by calling the 24-hour donation line (0800 0892020), quoting ref SOSO7, or by visiting www.sightsavers.org
