The Order of Malta's annual Fundraising Ball takes place at Prestonfield House, Edinburgh, on Saturday 17 May.
Includes a champagne reception, three course dinner with wine, live and silent auctions, reels, live band and piper.
Help support the charity's work in Scotland and the Middle East.
Tickets £140 (£125 students). Email orderofmaltaball@gmail.com
Event organised by the Order of Malta.
Archbishop Cushley joined 200 guests at Prestonfield House in Edinburgh for the Order of Malta 2024 charity fundraising ball.
The Order, one of the Catholic church's oldest and largest charities, operating in 120 countries around the world, was raising funds for its work in Scotland.
This includes initiatives like Dial-a-Journey in Stirling & Falkirk, that provides a transport service for those with mobility needs who are often unable to use public transport.
The Ball was supported by Lady Celestria Hales and Mark Watson-Gandy, the President and the Chancellor of the Order. Also attending were the Earl and Countess of Mansfield, the Earl of Morton, and Sir Jack and Lady Stewart-Clark.
The Companions of the Sovereign Military Order of Malta (CoM) is a key volunteer force for delivering the charitable work of the Order of Malta in Great Britain — a Catholic religious order and charity. Its mission is ‘to practise our faith and to practise charity’.
Find out more on the Order of Malta UK website here.
People came together for a fundraising ball in Edinburgh on Saturday to help charitable causes in Scotland and Ukraine.
The events was hosted by the Order of Malta at the Sheraton Grand Hotel in Edinburgh and was attended by over 230 guests.
The money raised from the event will:
Archbishop Leo Cushley attended the event, along with the Chancellor of the Order of Malta, the Delegate and prior delegate of the Order in Scotland and several clergy.
It is the 20th occasion that the Order of Malta has hosted an annual charity fundraising ball in Edinburgh, which raises funds for its charitable projects in Scotland and overseas.
The Sovereign Order of Malta is the world's oldest Christian charity. Founded in the eleventh century in Jerusalem, today it numbers 150,000 medical and paramedical personnel and volunteers operating in over 120 countries.
It has diplomatic relations with over 100 states and the European Union, and permanent observer status at the United Nations. It is neutral, impartial and apolitical.
The Companions of the Order of Malta were busy in the Borders and Edinburgh over Easter distributing parcels to a variety of locations that cater for those in need.
The parcels contained an assortment of clothing and toiletries, together with an Easter egg. The group has also recently established a monthly tea party in Jedburgh.
The Sovereign Military Order of Malta is a global Catholic religious lay order and charity that helps the disabled, the homeless, refugees, the elderly and victims of natural epidemics and wars.
In Great Britain it runs an auxiliary organisation called the Companions of the Order of Malta, a key volunteer force in delivering its charitable work.
The Companions' mission is that of the Order of Malta - to care for society’s marginalised, inspired by Christian charity to help those in need.
They are organised on a regional basis, with Group Coordinators in different parts of the country.
To find out more visit orderofmalta.org.uk/companions