Gala Bingo Raise One Million
Gala Bingo has hit their target figure of raising £1 million pounds for their chosen charity Sue Ryder Care, which is no mean feat. You could say no mountain was going to stop Gala Bingo in their charity fundraising plight, as even the tallest mountain in the world Mount Everest played its part and helped to put cash into the charity prize fund pot.
A 25 strong team of Gala Bingo employees took on everything Mount Everest could throw at them, frost bite, dehydration, altitude sickness and much more, to hold the world’s highest bingo game and raise money for charity.
The summit aided Gala in smashing through their target figure of £1 million pounds, but they are still not content with that and have pledged to raise a further £500,000 during 2010, taking their total fundraising initiative to the dizzy heights of £1.5 million for Sue Ryder Care.
Paul Woodward, who is the Chief Executive of healthcare charity, Sue Ryder Care, said: “On behalf of Sue Ryder Care, I’d like to extend my sincere thanks to everyone at Gala Coral for their continued support. All money raised through fundraising efforts and corporate partnerships is vital funds that help us provide end of life and long term care for more people living with conditions including; Cancer, Stroke, Dementia, Multiple Sclerosis and Huntington’s Disease.”
Gala Bingo have their employees and the generosity of their customers to thank for helping to raise an astounding amount of cash for a very worthwhile charity indeed. We have seen their employees take on all sorts of tasks from dressing up as dogs and racing around the Brighton and Hove greyhound track to parachuting out of aeroplanes.
To this end it is not wonder the chief executive of the Gala Coral group, Dominic Harrison has nothing but praise for them, he said, “The fundraising work carried out by Gala Coral staff and customers to date has been truly inspirational, from the many local events right through to the trek to Everest Base Camp Trek. Their continued enthusiasm in raising funds for such an important cause is much appreciated and highly valued. As a result of Gala Coral fundraising efforts, Sue Ryder Care remains in a strong position to continue their vital work – at a challenging time for them and the wider charity sector”.
We take our hats off to Gala Bingo, their staff and members and hope they reach their further target figure of raising another half a million pounds.
