St Andrew's Hospice tasted a spirited five-figure donation because of the kindness of two of Scotland's main drinks companies.
Airdrie-based Worldwide Beverage and Bellshill's William Grant & Sons raised a exceptional £16,000 for the hospice throughout a charity soccer match at Airdrieonians FC's Excelsior Stadium.
The pleasant achieved its fundraising purpose at it attracted greater than 200 spectators from the local people, who generously purchased tickets and donated on the door.
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The £8000 raised from ticket gross sales and donations on the night time was then matched by each firms, which means a complete of £16,000 was donated to the Airdrie charity after the sport.
The 2 groups dismissed their boots, sharpened their ball abilities and donned their strips to go head-to-head in entrance of their cheering followers.
The William Grant & Sons’ group triumphed with a 3-1 win and speeches, trophy displays and the person of the match awards added to an excellent ambiance for gamers and supporters alike.
Eileen Rae, enterprise assist supervisor at Worldwide Beverage, and one of many occasion's organisers, informed Lanarkshire Dwell : "The drinks business is thought for its camaraderie, so we had been delighted to group up with William Grant & Sons to boost cash for a really deserving charity.
"The generosity of followers and the neighborhood spirit on the night time was incredible and regardless of our defeat, we might like to make this an annual occasion and steal again that trophy!
"My wholehearted thanks goes to everybody concerned for bringing our values of teamwork and neighborhood to the fore for this very particular night.”
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Craig Cranmer, group operations director from William Grant & Sons, added : “An enormous thanks to everybody who was concerned on this occasion - from the organisers to the gamers.
"It’s an important instance of how essential teamwork is in native communities. We're delighted to assist St Andrew’s Hospice and assist the work that they do.”
John Brady, the hospice's head of fundraising, stated: "We're completely delighted to learn from the generosity of those two advantageous drinks companies.
“While the soccer was aggressive, the beneficiant spirit of everybody attending, and people who purchased a match ticket or raffle ticket, or made a donation, deserves our heartfelt thanks.
"And large because of Worldwide Beverage and William Grant & Sons for matching the quantities raised on the night time.
"This cash will enable us to ship care and compassion to Lanarkshire sufferers, and their households.”
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