A Cumbrian housebuilder has raised £8,000 for Cancer Research UK at a corporate golf day.
Story Homes hosted the event at Macdonald Linden Hall Golf and Country Club in Northumberland and saw 20 teams of four compete in a Texas scramble style format.
Employees, subcontractors and agents filled the team spaces and helped raise the money for the housebuilder’s charity partner.
Prizes were awarded for nearest to the pin’ on each par three, ‘longest drive’ on one of the par five’s and ‘hole in one’ competition.
Most teams donated a prize for a charity raffle or offered a charitable donation in return for hole sponsorship and paid an entry fee with all proceeds going to the charity.
Dan Ferguson, assistant quantity surveyor for Story Homes in the North East organised the event. He said: “We wanted to organise an event that would raise a significant amount of money for our charity partner and it was great to see subcontractors, agents and employees come together for this very important cause.
“We were blown away by the generosity of those who attended the golf day and are delighted at the amount we managed to raise. I’d like to thank all those who entered a team and made the event such a success.”
Each year Story Homes colleagues vote for a charity partner to dedicate its colleague and company fundraising to, with activities and events planned throughout the year to raise funds for the charity.
Nicky McKenna, relationship manager for Cancer Research UK said the charity was incredibly grateful for the fundraising day.
She added: “In a world where one in two of us will get cancer, we’d like to sincerely thank everyone involved for helping us to beat cancer. Every pound that we receive helps us fulfil our strategy to beat cancer sooner, supporting scientists, doctors and nurses.
“This money will help fund our ground-breaking research, our work to develop improved cancer drugs and our programme of practical information for people diagnosed with cancer.
“Cancer Research UK is working towards a world where everyone can live longer, better lives, free from the fear of cancer. Story Homes’ dedicated fundraising will help us create this world. Thank you.”
