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Thank you for your support by Jeremy Payne, Director of Fundraising and Adam Smith, Director Scotland
(L-R) The Debs Delight clay shoot team; the Rapid Bunch army team at Euston; Michel Roux Jr serves up a treat at Le Gavroche.
County committees have had another strong year, projected at £870,000. London events raised £300,000. Major donor income at just under £700,000. £265,000 from the New York auction (subject to exchange rate fluctuations). An amazing £152,000 raised by the North Yorkshire committee. The fundraising department had another good year, with an estimated income of £2.13 million. North Yorkshire smashed all records raising more than £152,000 thanks to a huge amount of hard work, and considerable generosity from both donors and auction lot buyers. But every county’s income is important to us, including those which are a fraction of the Yorkshire total, so thank you to everyone involved at county level. Sweepstake income has gone up in 23 counties over the 2016/17 shooting season and we are hoping the trend will continue. It is now worth more than £140,000 with Norfolk alone raising an incredible £30,000. Please do not overlook this easy way of supporting the Trust and having a bit of fun on a shoot day. Our very generous major donors were again a vital source of income and maintained their support in increasingly uncertain financial times, and with more organisations competing for their support. GCUSA made a very healthy £265,000 for the last time with Bruce Sargent as its President as he hands the baton over to Ron Beck. Those present on the evening in New York were treated to a talk about Highclere by the Earl of Carnarvon. GWCT London events had a bumper year with the Macnab Ball successfully switching venue to The Savoy, and the Le Gavroche dinner hosted by Michel Roux Jr. The year also benefited from two special events – a dinner and auction at Highgrove in aid of woodcock research, and what we hope will be the inaugural dinner and auction at the City Club. Thanks to all of you who were part of our fundraising effort in 2018, we’re indebted to everyone whether donor of a grouse day, or someone who just called a friend for a favour or even gave someone a lift. It doesn’t happen without support at every level, and the immediate future suggests an increasing need for robust science, balanced communication, together with highly respected advisory and policy input.
© Sandy Young
In Scotland
Our Scottish Game Fair attracts more than 30,000 attendees and is a showcase for the Trust’s work.
12 | GAME & WILDLIFE REVIEW 2018
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Our donors and volunteers helped us achieve a very important fundraising performance in 2018 and we are profoundly grateful to them all. Our income was evenly split over the year, which indicates our success in producing a resilient base in these uncertain times. Events such as The Scottish Game Fair attract more than 30,000 attendees and are run to make a net contribution to the parent charity. Importantly, they are also a showcase for the Trust’s work and for the importance of practical game and wildlife conservation. This profile helps confirm the role the Trust has to play in Scotland, encouraging the very generous donations of auction lots to our events at Prestonfield House in Edinburgh and Oran Mor in Glasgow, and to the excellent buffet and auction organised by the Grampian committee. After a long and fruitful stint as Highland chairman, Chris Swift has handed over to James Macpherson-Fletcher. Cash donations from donors at all levels were also strong, indicating a high level of awareness of the challenges facing our interests and the confidence there is that the Trust has a meaningful approach to these issues.
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