PICTURES: Mikeysline's Burns' Night charity event raises £18k
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As a bard who espoused the values of a cup o’ kindness, the great Robert Burns would surely have approved.
On Wednesday evening, the mental health and suicide prevention charity Mikeysline raised £18,000 after 216 people attended a Burns Supper at the Kingsmills Hotel in Inverness.
“The sum raised is brilliant, especially on a rainy midweek night in January,” said Donna Smith, Mikeysline’s chairwoman. “It was the first Burns Supper we have done and it was a lovely night.”
Torridon frontman Kenny Smith gave the welcome and hosted the event, while local businessman Willie Cameron was bard in residence reading the likes of Tam o’ Shanter. There were laughs as Liam Christie of North Highland Events gave the toast to the lassies, with businesswoman Yvonne Crook replying for the ladies.
John Smith of Inverness Burns Club read Holy Willie’s Prayer, while there were Highland dancing displays, a live performance by the band Cala and a ceilidh to close the evening. A couple from Cincinnati also had a memorable night as last-minute attendees.
