PICTURES: Fluke Inn in Inverness raises £175 for charity Make-a-Wish UK at family fun day event
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AN Inverness pub did its bit to help a children's charity at the weekend.
Guests at the Fluke Inn last Sunday joined the pub's family fun day, a fundraising event for Make-a-Wish UK, which the pub has joined in March as part of the effort by the Sizzling pubs chain.
The event involved a quiz and raffle, with all donations going directly to Make-A-Wish, raising a a total of £175 from the event.
Lee Cargill, general manager at the Fluke, said: “At the Fluke we pride ourselves on being at the heart of the local community, and this charity partnership will help make a big difference to the lives of children and their families both in Inverness and across Scotland and the UK.
“We’re so proud to be supporting Make-A-Wish UK as part of our Sizzling Community Change campaign, and it was great to welcome faces old and new to the Fluke for our family fun day and raise money for this brilliant cause in the process.”
Jason Suckley, chief executive at Make-A-Wish UK, said: “The power of a wish can revive a childhood stolen by critical illness. We are very grateful for the generous support of Sizzling Pubs, which will help Make-A-Wish UK be a light in the darkness for more children and their loves ones, granting wishes that leave a profound and lasting impact on all their lives.”
Tom Redwood, operations director at Sizzling Pubs, said: “Supporting local charities is part of what gives us our Sizzling spirit, and we hope this new partnership will help make a big difference to the lives of children and their families across the UK.
“We’re so proud to be supporting Make-A-Wish UK as part of our Sizzling Community Change campaign, and our charity dessert is just the beginning when it comes to the exciting fundraising activities we have planned for this year.”
As part of the ‘Sizzling Community Change’ campaign, the pub chain has set themselves the goal of collectively raising one million pennies for their charity partner Make-A-Wish UK, and other local community good causes, through a series of fundraising activities.
