Mountain Challenge for Gala Bingo Employees
Gala Bingo employees have just overcome a mountain of a challenge, all in the name or raising cash for charity of course.
A 29 strong team of Gala Bingo employees completed the notorious 3 peeks challenge in just 24 hours and this involved the group climbing the highest mountains in Scotland, England and Wales within this period of time.
Gala Bingo pledged to raise £1 million pounds for Sue Ryder Care, but as they smashed through this target in 2009………..they upped the charity fundraising ante by pleading to raise a further £500,000 for them.
To date Gala Bingo through their fundraising initiatives have currently hit the £1.2 million pound mark and the 3 peek challenge, with the 3 peek mountain climb adding £30k to the total. This leaves around £300,000 for Gala Bingo still to raise to hit that £1.5 mill and with the help of their staff and members, we are sure that they will succeed.
Paul Woodward, chief executive of Sue Ryder Care, said: “On behalf of Sue Ryder Care, I can’t thank everybody at Gala Coral enough for their truly fantastic support. The money Gala Coral employees continue to raise enables us not only to maintain provision of care via our health and social services nationwide but to develop and grow so that we can reach out to more people.”
He added: “We know that many people prefer to be cared for in their own homes. As such, with the support of money raised from Gala Coral we will continue to develop community based services that support people to live well in their own homes for as long as possible – and when the time comes, die with dignity, free of pain and in their preferred place of choice.”
Sue Ryder Care do provide a great service for people who really do need it, so it is great that Gala Bingo choose them as their charity partner. The bingo industry have long been believers of helping to raise cash for some very worthwhile charities indeed…………….so on that note, all we have left to say is – Long may they continue to do so.
