The Tumbling Lassie “Diamond Ball” was held at Prestonfield Stables on 8 November. The evening featured a performance of the new Tumbling Lassie musical, from Ayrshire’s Theatre Alliance group, as well as a painting created live on stage, and the grand reveal of which lucky guest had a mystery Rox in a Box diamond necklace.

A total of £43,000 was raised and split equally between the Tumbling Lassie campaign’s two nominated charities, International Justice Mission and SOHTIS (Survivors of Human Trafficking in Scotland).

The Tumbling Lassie’s donation was then matched by the Big Give’s Christmas Challenge 2025, nearly doubling the funds raised, to over £70,000.

“Thank you to everyone who made the evening possible and of course our guests, donors and sponsors, whose generosity enables us to give life-changing donations to our charities,” said the chair of the Tumbling Lassie Committee, Sheriff Maryam Labaki.

Dean of Faculty, Roddy Dunlop KC, said: “Faculty is extremely grateful to Sheriff Labaki and the others involved in the Tumbling Lassie for their hard work over the past year.

“A significant amount of money has been raised for these worthy causes, and it is remarkable how the campaign has grown from humbling beginnings to a major contributor of funds to tackle modern slavery and trafficking. The Scots of Harden, and the Lassie herself, would be very proud to see their legacy advanced in this manner.”