Burns Supper Helps Trust

The life-saving leukaemia charity The Anthony Nolan Trust received a welcome boost after a renowned Glasgow restaurateur donated all the proceedings raised at a recent Burns supper.

Brian Maule, who owns Chardon d’Or, handed over a cheque for £730 to The Anthony Nolan Trust which will be used by the Charity to expand its bone marrow register in Scotland.

The Anthony Nolan Trust works to provide bone marrow donors for leukaemia sufferers. It costs the Charity £125 to fully tissue-type each new donor and place them onto the register and fundraising events such as the Burns supper play a key role in helping it continue its vital work.

The supper, which was organised by Lanarkshire Enterprise Services, Bell Group and Malcolm and Hutchison Solicitors, was attended by over 70 people who all contributed to the final total.

Anne Hughes, regional fundraiser for The Anthony Nolan Trust, said: “We have worked with Brian before and are delighted that he has once again decided to donate the money raised on the night.  Not everyone can become a bone marrow donor, but there are countless other ways to support our work, and we are always grateful for donations such as this.”

Brian Maule, chef proprietor at Chardon d’Or, said: “As an Ayrshire man, the annual celebration of Burns Night has always been an important event in the calendar, but more so this year given it’s the year of Homecoming. I was honoured to be asked to prepare a Burns feast, and delighted to contribute to the success of the evening in raising £730 for The Anthony Nolan Trust.”

Every 21 minutes someone in the UK is diagnosed with leukaemia or a related illness and for many people a bone marrow transplant is the only cure.  Since its launch in 1974 The Anthony Nolan Trust has succeeded in saving over 5,000 people from the disease, and the money raised at the fright night will enable it to maintain and expand the bone marrow register in Scotland.