by n u mbers - st margaret of scotland hospice€¦ · the christmas bus by n u mbers 1,500 hours...

THE CHRISTMAS BUS by numbers

1,500hours given up by our

volunteers to work on the

Christmas Bus over the month

- more than 60 days!

miles walked by all ourvolunteers combined

1,950

steps taken by the averagevolunteer each night13,000

3.9 milliontotal steps taken by all volunteers combined

homes visited byeach volunteerEVERY night30+

the number of timesour busiestvolunteers and staffhear Rudolph theRed nose Reindeerthrough the Bus PAsystem!

72our volunteers

Homes visited during the month7,000

Smiles put on faces!

30,000*

£2161.96

£2435.81

Top daily fundraising totals this year 

500the total distance in MILES

covered by the Christmas Bus

volunteers on the bus

every night

the community

Duntocher

(weekday night)

Glasgow City Centre

(weekend day)

10-25

*estimated figure!

The first'Christmas Bus' - aflat-bed lorry withlights anddecorations - takesto the streets

1999

2002

2014The iconic open-top double deckerbus, now familiarto so many, isused for the firsttime

Having become afestive fixture inthe localcommunity, theBus reaches awider audience byfeaturing on STVGlasgow

2018

The Bus continuesto move with thetimes, introducingcontactlesspayment to acceptdonations

timeline

5,000sweets handed out -

more than 60 tubs

of Celebrations and

Quality Streets!

litres of hot

drinks given out

to visitors

400  cups of coffee

500

teabags used1,100

cups of hot chocolate - 2kg worth!

350

warm welcome

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