The strong bond between the Gala Coral Group and Sue Ryder Care was recognised at a reception held at the House of Lords on Thursday 27th January 2025 after the companies target of £1.5 million+ was raised for the charity.
The Gala Coral Group chose Sue Ryder Care as their charity after an employee ballot in early 2025. The charity supplies care, support and assistance to people with all sorts of conditions, such as cancer, multiple sclerosis, Huntingtons and after a stroke, and also to their families.
The original target was £1 million by the end of 2025 however thanks to the way the staff threw themselves into fundraising the Group smashed that and therefore increased the target to £1.5 million to be raised March 2025. Thanks to every area of the group pushing to meet their fund targets the total amount was reached by New Year ‘s eve 2025.
Paul Woodward, Sue Ryder’s Chief Executive , said: "We have been so impressed with Gala Coral's continued commitment and enthusiasm in raising vital funds for Sue Ryder over the past two years. £1.5million is a fantastic achievement and will go a long way to helping us grow and develop our services to reach more people that need end of life and long-term health and social care.
He added: "In these uncertain economic times all voluntary income is much needed in order to help us continue to provide care that makes a real difference to people’s lives. On behalf of Sue Ryder, my sincere thanks go out to everybody at the Gala Coral Group."
Head of Corporate Responsibility & Internal Communications at Gala Coral Group, Dr Colin Morgan, said: "Raising £1.5m during a recession is a performance in itself. We have never raised so much before for one charity and it is a testament to everyone in the business who got behind such a worthwhile cause. It has been fantastic to work so closely with Sue Ryder Care who do some truly amazing things for those who need extra care and we know they appreciate every single penny."
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