A host of sporting celebrities helped to raise £20,000 at Royal Blind’s inaugural Try and Score event on 3 April 2008.  

The event, which was sponsored by talk107 and Deuchars IPA, was hosted by talk107 breakfast presenter Scott Wilson and the celebrity line up included:

‘I would like to say a huge thank you to all the organisations and individuals who supported this event especially the stars of the sporting world and our host for the evening Scott Wilson,’ said Helen Forrest, marketing and fundraising manager.  ‘Their participation undoubtedly made a huge difference to the event and most importantly helped us to attract a generous and appreciative audience who in turn raised in the region of £20,000.  We’ve already started to take bookings for 2009 so that speaks for itself!’

The programme for the evening included four rounds of football and rugby sporting questions presented by Gavin Hastings, Steven Pressley, Andy Nicol and Gordon Smith.  This was followed by a raffle and grand auction hosted by Scott Wilson with Jim Leishman rounding the evening off nicely with his wit and wisdom.  The evening concluded with the presentation of trophies to the winning team Robert Half Finance and Accounting.