Raffle winner Susan Gillespie has won her own mini Scottie sculpture as a souvenir of the ‘Scotties in the City’ art trail, which was presented by Maggie’s.

Susan entered the raffle for Baby Blossom, by artist Silvia Whitely, at last weekend’s ‘Farewell Weekend’ for the Scottie sculptures at Bridgton Bus Garage, home of the Glasgow Vintage Vehicle Trust.

Over the Farewell Weekend, the raffle combined with ticket and merchandise sales raised more than £50,000 to help Maggie’s support people facing a cancer diagnosis as well as their family and friends. The raffle alone raised £10,000.

Many more Scottie sculptures are up for grabs, with an auction running until the evening of Thursday 10 September.

The auction for the large Scottie sculptures and several small ones, including ones inspired by Rangers and Celtic, and ‘Hoy’ – which is signed by Sir Chris Hoy –  is now live.

Join the bidding for a Scottie.

Susan said: “I was so surprised to win, as I never win anything! I have loved everything about the Scotties so it’s just amazing to have my own mini sculpture – and the design is just beautiful.

“It was wonderful to have them on the city streets over the summer  – I did the whole trail by foot or taking the bus and collected all of the Scotties.  My favourite part was meeting so many wonderful people and sharing so many stories along the way.

“I am delighted they are now being auctioned to raise vital funds for Maggie’s and the incredible work they do supporting people living with cancer.”

Raising awareness of and funds for Maggie’s

The  art trail,  which was launched by  Maggie’s Honorary Patron  Kirsty Wark and  Glasgow’s Lord Provost  Jacqueline McLaren in partnership with Wild in Art, in June  was  live  for eight weeks  on the streets of  Glasgow. 

Hayley Smith, Project Manager for the ‘Scotties in the City’  project for Maggie’s,  said: “The trail has exceeded our expectations in every way and has clearly brought so much joy to people, both on the streets and at the Farewell Weekend at Bridgeton Bus Garage, where they looked wonderful sitting amongst the vintage buses.

“Now though it is all about raising as much money as possible for Maggie’s and helping the charity reach as many people as possible facing a cancer diagnosis across Scotland.  Maggie’s support is transformative and bidding for a Scottie could help make sure nobody has to face cancer alone.”

Here for 30 years, here for good

For 30 years, Maggie’s has been at the forefront of transforming care for people impacted by cancer.  

Since the first Maggie’s centre opened in 1996 in the grounds of the Western General Hospital in Edinburgh, Maggie’s has redefined what cancer care should be, offering free psychological, emotional and practical support for people with cancer as well as their family and friends.   

Maggie’s 27 centres across the UK are built in the grounds of major NHS cancer hospitals and support hundreds of thousands of people each year. No appointment is needed, and people can drop in to speak to fully trained clinical psychologists, benefits advisors, and cancer support specialists.