A number of charities will benefit from the Great Scot awards, including:

CHAS - help provide hospice services for children and young people with life limiting conditions.

Kidney Research - supports and runs a number of research projects to improve the understanding of kidney disease, its causes, prevention and treatment.

RNIB - the UK's leading charity providing information, support and advice to over two million people with sight loss.

Clic Sargent - caring for children and young people with cancer and their families- in hospital and at home.

James Kean - last years Community Champion who invites 300 kids into his home each week to play football and a host of other sports.

Nordoff Robbins - specialises in transforming the lives of children and adults constrained by illness, disability, trauma or isolation, through the power of music.

To make a donation to any of these worthy causes please contact Jackie Malloy, Great Scot Event Manager on 0141 309 3549 or email j.malloy@dailyrecord.co.uk